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 |
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| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| retrench | cut down |
| maculated | marked with spots : blotched |
| antagonism | opposition of a conflicting force, tendency, or principle |
| titanic | having great magnitude, force, or power : colossal |
| conjugal | of or relating to the married state or to married persons and their relations : connubial |
| defrock | to deprive of the right to exercise the functions of office |
| covetous | marked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions |
| labyrinth | a place constructed of or full of intricate passageways and blind alleys |
| well-bred | having or displaying the politeness and good manners associated especially with people of high social class |