GRE Word List
DURESS
forcible restraint or restriction
The meaning of the word duress is forcible restraint or restriction.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ameliorate | to make better or more tolerable |
| placate | to soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease |
| gape | to open the mouth wide |
| stereotype | to make a stereotype from |
| matrix | something within or from which something else originates, develops, or takes form |
| delete | to eliminate especially by blotting out, cutting out, or erasing |
| intermediary | mediator |
| finished | entirely done |
| degradation | the act or process of degrading |
| unintimidating | not causing a feeling of fear or timidity : not intimidating |