GRE Word List
DURESS
forcible restraint or restriction
The meaning of the word duress is forcible restraint or restriction.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| impinge | encroach |
| malefactor | one who commits an offense against the law |
| inert | lacking the power to move |
| wrinkle | a small ridge or furrow especially when formed on a surface by the shrinking or contraction of a smooth substance : crease |
| polemic | an aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another |
| debris | the remains of something broken down or destroyed |
| degradation | the act or process of degrading |
| nexus | connection |
| vernal | of, relating to, or occurring in the spring |
| cavil | to raise trivial and frivolous objection |