GRE Word List
DURESS
forcible restraint or restriction
The meaning of the word duress is forcible restraint or restriction.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| paramour | lover |
| enlist | to secure the support and aid of : employ in advancing an interest |
| appease | pacify |
| desultory | marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose |
| bastard | a child born to parents who are not married to each other |
| egress | a place or means of going out : exit |
| pauper | a person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity |
| unwitting | not knowing : unaware |
| fluted | having or marked by grooves |
| buffoon | a ludicrous figure : clown |