GRE Word List
CONSTRAINT
restraint; compulsion; repression of feelings; reticence; V. constrain: hold back; restrain; compel; oblige; confine forcibly; imprison
The meaning of the word constraint is restraint; compulsion; repression of feelings; reticence; V. constrain: hold back; restrain; compel; oblige; confine forcibly; imprison.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tickle | touch (the body) lightly so as to cause laughter; please |
| inter | bury; N. interment |
| maim | mutilate; injure lastingly; disable; cripple; Ex. maimed for life |
| nominal | in name only; of a name; trifling; (of a sum of money) very small; CF. nominate: propose as a candidate; appoint |
| precedent | preceding (in time, rank, etc.) |
| lookout | act of keeping watch; high place commanding a wide view; person who keeps watch |
| perimeter | outer boundary; length of the outer boundary; circumference |
| arbitrate | act as judge (at the request of both sides) |
| balk | stop short, as if faced with an obstacle, and refuse to continue; foil; stop or get in the way of; frustrate |
| marginal | of a margin; barely within a limit; Ex. marginal effect/writing ability |
