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 |
|---|---|
| pusillanimous | lacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity |
| hermitage | the habitation of a hermit |
| astringent | causing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic |
| caricature | exaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics |
| integral | essential to completeness : constituent |
| trenchant | keen |
| conducive | tending to promote or assist |
| splice | to unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands |
| dyspeptic | indigestion |
| compulsory | mandatory |