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 |
|---|---|
| rebus | a representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound |
| archives | a place in which public records or historical materials (such as documents) are preserved |
| steadfast | firmly fixed in place : immovable |
| palpitate | to beat rapidly and strongly : throb |
| perforate | to make a hole through |
| dearth | scarcity that makes dear |
| impoverish | to make poor |
| fake | not true, real, or genuine : counterfeit |
| gush | to issue copiously or violently |
| hermetic | of or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d. |