GRE Word List

DURESS

forcible restraint or restriction

The meaning of the word duress is forcible restraint or restriction.

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WordMeaning
continencethe ability to retain a bodily discharge voluntarily
gazettenewspaper
dissonancelack of agreement
pristinebelonging to the earliest period or state : original
eccentricdeviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways
alliterationthe repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs)
indisputablenot disputable : unquestionable
unassumingnot assuming : modest
stampto pound or crush with a pestle or a heavy instrument
discriminateto mark or perceive the distinguishing or peculiar features of