GRE Word List
DURESS
forcible restraint or restriction
The meaning of the word duress is forcible restraint or restriction.
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|---|---|
| jumble | to move in a confused or disordered manner |
| appall | to overcome with consternation, shock, or dismay |
| rankle | to cause anger, irritation, or deep bitterness |
| dissuade | to advise (a person) against something |
| dribble | to issue sporadically and in small bits |
| slapdash | haphazard |
| waver | to vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction |
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| synthesis | the composition or combination of parts or elements so as to form a whole |
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