GRE Word List
RESTIVE
stubbornly resisting control : balky
The meaning of the word restive is stubbornly resisting control : balky.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| sanctimonious | hypocritically pious or devout |
| embody | to give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate |
| evenhanded | fair |
| gruel | a thin porridge |
| delusive | likely to delude |
| dorsal | an ornamental cloth hung behind and above an altar |
| cadet | a younger brother or son |
| self-indulgence | excessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims |
| implausible | not plausible : provoking disbelief |