GRE Word List
DURESS
forcible restraint or restriction
The meaning of the word duress is forcible restraint or restriction.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| repository | a place, room, or container where something is deposited or stored : depository |
| smug | highly self-satisfied |
| abstemious | marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol |
| restitution | an act of restoring or a condition of being restored: such as |
| optional | involving an option : not compulsory |
| affinity | relationship by marriage |
| tyranny | oppressive power |
| apolitical | having no interest or involvement in political affairs |
| maritime | of, relating to, or bordering on the sea |
| enlist | to secure the support and aid of : employ in advancing an interest |