froward
stubbornly contrary and difficult to deal with
Word origin: From Old English fromweard, turned away, the opposite of toward.
Froward in a sentence
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The froward child resisted every reasonable request his tutors made.
The froward apprentice contradicted every instruction, as if disagreement were a point of pride.
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The historian argued that the empire's collapse was not blank but the predictable outcome of decades of fiscal mismanagement that contemporaries had simply refused to acknowledge.
Using “froward” well
Froward is an archaic word for being stubbornly contrary and hard to deal with. Despite the spelling, it has nothing to do with forward; the older sense is turned away, hence disobedient.
More GRE words starting with F
to make up something false in order to deceive
a deliberately false statement or invented account intended to mislead
a person who invents elaborate or untruthful stories
treating serious matters with inappropriate or flippant humor
achieved too easily and therefore superficial or shallow
to make an action or process easier or more achievable
a small, organized group within a larger one, especially one that is in opposition
inclined to form rival groups and provoke internal dissent
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