GRE Word List
DURESS
forcible restraint or restriction
The meaning of the word duress is forcible restraint or restriction.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| correlate | either of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife) |
| implication | something implied: such as |
| supine | lying on the back or with the face upward |
| anchor | a device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom |
| vertigo | a sensation of motion in which the individual or the individual's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily |
| anoint | to smear or rub with oil or an oily substance |
| dire | exciting horror |
| unruly | not readily ruled, disciplined, or managed |
| colloquy | conversation |
| arrhythmic | lacking rhythm or regularity |