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 |
|---|---|
| schism | division |
| eerie | so mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine |
| intangible | not tangible : impalpable |
| insouciant | lighthearted unconcern : nonchalance |
| importune | to press or urge with troublesome persistence |
| curator | a person who oversees or manages a place (such as a museum or zoo) that offers exhibits |
| swarthy | of a dark color, complexion, or cast |
| cabal | the contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government) |
| lace | to draw together the edges of by or as if by a lace passed through eyelets |
| lechery | inordinate (see inordinate |