GRE Word List
DURESS
forcible restraint or restriction
The meaning of the word duress is forcible restraint or restriction.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| surmount | to prevail over : overcome |
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| ordeal | a primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control |
| resound | to become filled with sound : reverberate |
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| ruminant | an animal that chews the cud |
| motto | a sentence, phrase, or word inscribed on something as appropriate to or indicative of its character or use |
| holster | a leather or fabric case for carrying a firearm on the person (as on the hip or chest), on a saddle, or in a vehicle |
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