GRE Word List

DURESS

forcible restraint or restriction

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

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WordMeaning
interjectionan ejaculatory utterance usually lacking grammatical connection: such as
taxonomistthe study of the general principles of scientific classification : systematics
recuperateto get back : regain
mercantileof or relating to merchants or trading
ingenuea naive girl or young woman
saturateto satisfy fully : satiate
chagrindisquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure
auxiliaryoffering or providing help
abhorto regard with extreme repugnance : to feel hatred or loathing for : loathe
dissectionthe act or process of dissecting : the state of being dissected