GRE Word List
DURESS
forcible restraint or restriction
The meaning of the word duress is forcible restraint or restriction.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| diffuse | being at once verbose and ill-organized |
| rapt | lifted up and carried away |
| irreparable | not reparable : irremediable |
| litter | a covered and curtained couch provided with shafts and used for carrying a single passenger |
| revoke | to annul by recalling or taking back : rescind |
| levy | the imposition or collection of an assessment |
| drone | a stingless male bee (as of the honeybee) that has the role of mating with the queen and does not gather nectar or pollen |
| manipulate | to treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner |
| abscond | to depart secretly and hide oneself |
| reproach | an expression of rebuke or disapproval |