GRE Word List

CONSTRAINT

the act of constraining

The meaning of the word constraint is the act of constraining.

Random words

WordMeaning
mantlea loose sleeveless garment worn over other clothes : cloak
paraphernaliathe separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life
sheafa quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together
compulsivehaving power to compel
axioma statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate
mesmerizeto subject to mesmerism
sticklerone who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something
validateto make legally valid : ratify
doteto exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage
paradoxone (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases