GRE Word List

CONSTRAINT

the act of constraining

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

Random words

WordMeaning
nonchalancethe quality or state of being nonchalant
enigmasomething hard to understand or explain
bizarrestrikingly out of the ordinary: such as
discomfitto put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment : disconcert
entrancepower or permission to enter : admission
odiumthe state or fact of being subjected to hatred and contempt as a result of a despicable act or blameworthy circumstance
interrogateto question formally and systematically
metaphora figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money)
lachrymosegiven to tears or weeping : tearful
unfeignednot feigned or hypocritical : genuine