GRE Word List
RESTIVE
stubbornly resisting control : balky
The meaning of the word restive is stubbornly resisting control : balky.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| concede | to acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly |
| bandy | to discuss lightly or banteringly |
| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |
| resurge | to undergo a resurgence |
| calorific | caloric |
| hermitage | the habitation of a hermit |
| aghast | struck with terror, amazement, or horror : shocked and upset |
| amok | an episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures |
| pall | to lose strength or effectiveness |
| masticate | to grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew |