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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WordMeaning
librettothe text of a work (such as an opera) for the musical theater
fraudulentcharacterized by, based on, or done by fraud : deceitful
punditpandit
mentora friend of Odysseus entrusted with the education of Odysseus' son Telemachus
tranquillitythe quality or state of being tranquil
revileto subject to verbal abuse : vituperate
inclementlacking mildness: such as
cohereto hold together firmly as parts of the same mass
castrateto deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes
exceptionablebeing likely to cause objection : objectionable