GRE Word List

DURESS

forcible restraint or restriction

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

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applicationan act of applying:
obtusenot pointed or acute : blunt
myopicaffected by myopia : of, relating to, or exhibiting myopia : nearsighted
stricturean abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage
depredationto lay waste : plunder
murkycharacterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke
mincingaffectedly dainty or delicate
meretriciousof or relating to a prostitute : having the nature of prostitution
triviaunimportant matters : trivial facts or details
effronteryshameless boldness : insolence