GRE Word List
RESTIVE
stubbornly resisting control : balky
The meaning of the word restive is stubbornly resisting control : balky.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| derogatory | expressive of a low opinion : disparaging |
| contrivance | a thing contrived |
| coagulate | to cause to become viscous or thickened into a coherent mass : curdle |
| revulsion | a strong pulling or drawing away : withdrawal |
| bigot | a person who is obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices |
| incentive | something that incites or has a tendency to incite to determination or action |
| chafe | irritate |
| apotheosis | the perfect form or example of something : quintessence |
| sunder | to break apart or in two : separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space |
| comely | pleasurably conforming to notions of good appearance, suitability, or proportion |