GRE Word List
DURESS
forcible restraint or restriction
The meaning of the word duress is forcible restraint or restriction.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ego | the self especially as contrasted with another self or the world |
| caste | one of the hereditary social classes in Hinduism that restrict the occupation of their members and their association with the members of other castes |
| forswear | to make a liar of (oneself) under or as if under oath |
| distrait | apprehensively divided or withdrawn in attention : distracted |
| screech | a high shrill piercing cry usually expressing pain or terror |
| asymmetric | having two sides or halves that are not the same : not symmetrical |
| rave | to talk irrationally in or as if in delirium |
| cognitive | of, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering) |
| arroyo | a watercourse (such as a creek) in an arid region |
| nonplus | a state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary |