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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limberhaving a supple and resilient quality (as of mind or body) : agile
porridgea soft food made by boiling meal of grains or legumes in milk or water until thick
fatuouscomplacently or inanely foolish : silly
covertnot openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled
vulgarlacking in cultivation, perception, or taste : coarse
confidencea feeling or consciousness of one's powers or of reliance on one's circumstances
beatificof, possessing, or imparting beatitude
rudimentaryconsisting in first principles : fundamental
ambiguousdoubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness
improvidentnot provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future