GRE Word List
DURESS
forcible restraint or restriction
The meaning of the word duress is forcible restraint or restriction.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| refrain | curb |
| incorrigible | incapable of being corrected or amended: such as |
| incongruity | the quality or state of being incongruous |
| malediction | curse |
| devious | wandering |
| trite | hackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original |
| amorphous | having no definite form : shapeless |
| tortuous | marked by repeated twists, bends, or turns : winding |
| nubile | of marriageable condition or age |
| skim | to clear (a liquid) of scum or floating substance |