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 |
|---|---|
| rancor | bitter deep-seated ill will |
| hindmost | farthest to the rear : last |
| solicit | to make petition to : entreat |
| patriarch | one of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people |
| lancet | a sharp-pointed and commonly 2-edged surgical instrument used to make small incisions |
| nullify | to make null (see null |
| deviate | to stray especially from a standard, principle, or topic |
| ethnology | a branch of cultural anthropology dealing chiefly with the comparative and analytical study of cultures |
| vilify | to utter slanderous and abusive statements against : defame |
| lewd | obscene |