GRE Word List
DURESS
forcible restraint or restriction
The meaning of the word duress is forcible restraint or restriction.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| application | an act of applying: |
| obtuse | not pointed or acute : blunt |
| myopic | affected by myopia : of, relating to, or exhibiting myopia : nearsighted |
| stricture | an abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage |
| depredation | to lay waste : plunder |
| murky | characterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke |
| mincing | affectedly dainty or delicate |
| meretricious | of or relating to a prostitute : having the nature of prostitution |
| trivia | unimportant matters : trivial facts or details |
| effrontery | shameless boldness : insolence |