GRE Word List
RESTIVE
stubbornly resisting control : balky
The meaning of the word restive is stubbornly resisting control : balky.
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|---|---|
| blatant | noisy especially in a vulgar or offensive manner : clamorous |
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| shun | to avoid deliberately and especially habitually |
| aptitude | inclination |
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| gratuitous | not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted |
| gossamer | a film of cobwebs floating in air in calm clear weather |
| addle | rotten |
| foil | to prevent from attaining an end : defeat |
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