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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| recant | to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce |
| scorch | to burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture |
| negligible | so small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling |
| ooze | a soft deposit (as of mud, slime, or shells) on the bottom of a body of water |
| probe | a slender medical instrument used especially for exploration (as of a wound or body cavity) |
| redoubtable | causing fear or alarm : formidable |
| harangue | a speech addressed to a public assembly |
| defunct | no longer living, existing, or functioning |
| tacit | expressed or carried on without words or speech |
| stolid | having or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional |