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 |
|---|---|
| mawkish | lacking flavor or having an unpleasant taste |
| consanguinity | the quality or state of being consanguineous |
| apocalyptic | of, relating to, or resembling an apocalypse |
| anchor | a device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom |
| nutrition | the act or process of nourishing or being nourished |
| hail | precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps usually consisting of concentric layers of clear ice and compact snow |
| granulate | to form or crystallize into grains or granules |
| impiety | the quality or state of being impious : irreverence |
| putrid | being in a state of putrefaction : rotten |
| precipitate | to throw violently : hurl |