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 |
|---|---|
| pallid | deficient in color : wan |
| fidelity | the quality or state of being faithful |
| mange | any of various persistent contagious skin diseases marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair, affecting domestic animals or sometimes humans, and caused by a minute parasitic mite compare sarcoptic mange |
| redolent | exuding fragrance : aromatic |
| diffidence | the quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident |
| impropriety | an improper or indecorous act or remark |
| aggrandize | to make great or greater : increase |
| brooch | an ornament that is held by a pin or clasp and is worn at or near the neck |
| trepidation | a nervous or fearful feeling of uncertain agitation : apprehension |
| hardy | bold |