GRE Word List

DURESS

forcible restraint or restriction

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

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wagea payment usually of money for labor or services usually according to contract and on an hourly, daily, or piecework basis
surfeitan overabundant supply : excess
impassivegiving no sign of feeling or emotion : expressionless
cadeta younger brother or son
axioma statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate
antiqueexisting since or belonging to earlier times : ancient
remunerativeserving to remunerate
retroactiveextending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past
indignityan act that offends against a person's dignity or self-respect : insult
inexorablenot to be persuaded, moved, or stopped : relentless