GRE Word List
RESTRAINT
an act of restraining : the state of being restrained
The meaning of the word restraint is an act of restraining : the state of being restrained.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| diffidence | the quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident |
| deride | to laugh at or insult contemptuously |
| verisimilitude | the quality or state of being verisimilar |
| patois | a dialect other than the standard or literary dialect |
| clapper | one that claps: such as |
| embellish | to make beautiful with ornamentation : decorate |
| distill | to let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate |
| salacious | arousing or appealing to sexual desire or imagination |
| civil | of or relating to citizens |
| heed | to pay attention |