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 |
|---|---|
| coalesce | to grow together |
| elaborate | planned or carried out with great care |
| forestall | to exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures |
| swipe | a strong sweeping blow |
| collected | gathered together |
| refrain | curb |
| whimsical | resulting from or characterized by whim or caprice |
| pedigree | a register recording a line of ancestors |
| indomitable | incapable of being subdued : unconquerable |
| culpable | meriting condemnation or blame especially as wrong or harmful |