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 |
|---|---|
| selective | of, relating to, or characterized by selection : selecting or tending to select |
| confiscate | appropriated by the government : forfeited |
| seamy | having the rough side of the seam showing |
| dorsal | an ornamental cloth hung behind and above an altar |
| privation | an act or instance of depriving : deprivation |
| caustic | capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive |
| fledgling | a young bird just fledged (see fledge |
| swarm | a great number of honeybees emigrating together from a hive in company with a queen to start a new colony elsewhere |
| optimum | the amount or degree of something that is most favorable to some end |
| forthcoming | being about to appear or to be produced or made available |