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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codify | to reduce to a code |
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arrears | the state of being behind in the discharge of obligations |
contrivance | a thing contrived |
blighted | affected with blight (see blight |
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