GRE Word List

DURESS

forcible restraint or restriction

The meaning of the word duress is forcible restraint or restriction.

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inquisitorone who inquires or makes inquisition
slitherto slide on or as if on a loose gravelly surface
cantthe expression or repetition of conventional or trite opinions or sentiments
ultimatuma final proposition, condition, or demand
adjacentnot distant : nearby
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covertnot openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled
prostratestretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission
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