GRE Word List
DURESS
forcible restraint or restriction
The meaning of the word duress is forcible restraint or restriction.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unaccountable | not to be accounted for : inexplicable |
| marred | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
| rampart | a protective barrier : bulwark |
| dote | to exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage |
| clangor | a resounding clang or medley of clangs |
| amiss | in a mistaken way : wrongly |
| sage | one (such as a profound philosopher) distinguished for wisdom |
| prologue | the preface or introduction to a literary work |
| eschew | to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun |
| convoke | to call together to a meeting |