GRE Word List
DURESS
forcible restraint or restriction
The meaning of the word duress is forcible restraint or restriction.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| assent | to agree to or approve of something (such as an idea or suggestion) especially after thoughtful consideration : concur |
| begrudge | to give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure |
| extol | to praise highly : glorify |
| discursive | moving from topic to topic without order : rambling |
| knotty | marked by or full of knots |
| arboretum | a place where trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes |
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| sinecure | an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income |
| mock | to treat with contempt or ridicule : deride |
| takeoff | a rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket |