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.

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WordMeaning
determinationa judicial decision settling and ending a controversy
fettera chain or shackle for the feet
corroborateto support with evidence or authority : make more certain
brusquemarkedly short and abrupt
insuperableincapable of being surmounted, overcome, passed over, or solved
rivetinghaving the power to fix the attention : engrossing
subsidiaryfurnishing aid or support : auxiliary
uprightperpendicular
ambivalencesimultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action
religiousrelating to or manifesting faithful devotion to an acknowledged ultimate reality or deity