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 |
|---|---|
| calculated | apt |
| levee | a reception held by a person of distinction on rising from bed |
| decant | to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers |
| rankle | to cause anger, irritation, or deep bitterness |
| legerdemain | sleight of hand |
| serrated | notched or toothed on the edge |
| shed | to rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted |
| stipulate | to make an agreement or covenant to do or forbear something : contract |
| impromptu | made, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment : improvised |
| annihilate | to cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains |