GRE Word List

DURESS

forcible restraint or restriction

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

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WordMeaning
exploitdeed
usurpto seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right
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commemorateto call to remembrance
malaproposin an inappropriate or inopportune way
tangiblecapable of being perceived especially by the sense of touch : palpable
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knottymarked by or full of knots
serratednotched or toothed on the edge