GRE Word List
DURESS
forcible restraint or restriction
The meaning of the word duress is forcible restraint or restriction.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
| waylay | to lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush |
| fecundity | fruitful in offspring or vegetation : prolific |
| disport | sport |
| sturdy | firmly built or constituted : stout |
| fugitive | running away or intending flight |
| shudder | to tremble convulsively : shiver |
| tawny | of the color tawny |
| semblance | outward and often specious appearance or show : form |
| feint | something feigned |