GRE Word List
DURESS
forcible restraint or restriction
The meaning of the word duress is forcible restraint or restriction.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| impasse | a predicament affording no obvious escape |
| viscid | having an adhesive quality : sticky |
| entrance | power or permission to enter : admission |
| biennial | occurring every two years |
| comatose | of, resembling, or affected with coma |
| caustic | capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive |
| problematic | posing a problem : difficult to solve or decide |
| surfeit | an overabundant supply : excess |
| acrophobia | abnormal dread of being in a high place : fear of heights |
| personify | to conceive of or represent as a person or as having human qualities or powers |