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 |
|---|---|
| obviate | to anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary |
| resilient | characterized or marked by resilience: such as |
| inebriated | exhilarated or confused by or as if by alcohol : intoxicated |
| dearth | scarcity that makes dear |
| luster | a glow of reflected light : sheen |
| glitter | to shine by reflection with many small flashes of brilliant light : sparkle |
| unbridled | unrestrained |
| porous | possessing or full of pores |
| beguile | hoodwink |
| invoke | to petition for help or support |