GRE Word List
COERCION
the act, process, or power of coercing
The meaning of the word coercion is the act, process, or power of coercing.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| paean | a joyous song or hymn of praise, tribute, thanksgiving, or triumph |
| venom | a toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect |
| forswear | to make a liar of (oneself) under or as if under oath |
| culprit | one accused of or charged with a crime |
| reprimand | a severe or formal reproof |
| incline | to bend the head or body forward : bow |
| cipher | zero |
| interregnum | the time during which a throne is vacant between two successive reigns or regimes |
| apiculture | the keeping of bees especially on a large scale |
| transparent | having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid |