GRE Word List
DURESS
forcible restraint or restriction
The meaning of the word duress is forcible restraint or restriction.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| distort | to twist (see twist |
| undertaker | one who undertakes : one who takes the risk and management of business : entrepreneur |
| spurn | to reject with disdain or contempt : scorn |
| euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |
| religious | relating to or manifesting faithful devotion to an acknowledged ultimate reality or deity |
| jubilation | an act of rejoicing : the state of being jubilant |
| uniformity | the quality or state of being uniform |
| billow | wave |
| terminus | either end of a transportation line or travel route |
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