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 |
|---|---|
| finite | having definite or definable limits |
| enfranchise | to set free (as from slavery) |
| knit | to form by interlacing yarn or thread in a series of connected loops with needles |
| elysium | the abode of the blessed after death in classical mythology |
| swipe | a strong sweeping blow |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| inveigh | to protest or complain bitterly or vehemently : rail |
| foray | a sudden or irregular invasion or attack for war or spoils : raid |
| practicable | capable of being put into practice or of being done or accomplished : feasible |
| legerdemain | sleight of hand |