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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belateddelayed beyond the usual time
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jettisonto get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision
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patriarchone of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people
indenturea document or a section of a document that is indented
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ripto tear or split apart or open
amplegenerous or more than adequate in size, scope, or capacity
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