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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WordMeaning
selectiveof, relating to, or characterized by selection : selecting or tending to select
confiscateappropriated by the government : forfeited
seamyhaving the rough side of the seam showing
dorsalan ornamental cloth hung behind and above an altar
privationan act or instance of depriving : deprivation
causticcapable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive
fledglinga young bird just fledged (see fledge
swarma great number of honeybees emigrating together from a hive in company with a queen to start a new colony elsewhere
optimumthe amount or degree of something that is most favorable to some end
forthcomingbeing about to appear or to be produced or made available