GRE Word List

DURESS

forcible restraint or restriction

The meaning of the word duress is forcible restraint or restriction.

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WordMeaning
antediluvianof or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible
warrena place legally authorized for keeping small game (such as hare or pheasant)
carousala wild, drunken party or celebration : a drunken revel : carouse
forfeitsomething forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty
snipa small piece that is snipped off
satesatisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy
inevitableincapable of being avoided or evaded
sobernot intoxicated
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gustatoryrelating to or associated with eating or the sense of taste