GRE Word List

DURESS

forcible restraint or restriction

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

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WordMeaning
requiteto make return for : repay
touchingcapable of arousing emotions of tenderness or compassion
atoneto make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome
psychosisa serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions
mealymouthednot plain and straightforward : devious
refuteto prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous
pedagogueteacher
fienddevil
sepulchera place of burial : tomb
disgruntleto make ill-humored or discontented