GRE Word List
DURESS
forcible restraint or restriction
The meaning of the word duress is forcible restraint or restriction.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| frond | a large leaf (especially of a palm or fern) usually with many divisions |
| deserts | arid land with usually sparse vegetation |
| gainsay | to declare to be untrue or invalid |
| periphery | the perimeter of a circle or other closed curve |
| benign | of a mild type or character that does not threaten health or life |
| ingrate | an ungrateful person |
| concave | hollowed or rounded inward like the inside of a bowl |
| erratic | having no fixed course : wandering |
| episodic | made up of separate especially loosely connected episodes |
| recess | the action of receding : recession |