GRE Word List
DURESS
forcible restraint or restriction
The meaning of the word duress is forcible restraint or restriction.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| overbearing | tending to overwhelm : overpowering |
| hoary | gray or white with or as if with age |
| righteous | acting in accord with divine or moral law : free from guilt or sin |
| ponderous | of very great weight |
| pedestrian | commonplace |
| emanate | to come out from a source |
| incursion | a hostile entrance into a territory : raid |
| bait | to persecute or exasperate with unjust, malicious, or persistent attacks |
| collateral | property (such as securities) pledged by a borrower to protect the interests of the lender |
| hinterlands | a region lying inland from a coast |