coerce

Day 27Level 2

koh-URS

compel

to compel by force

Part of Speech: verb

Synonyms:

press, constrain, suppress

Antonyms:

leave alone

Example Sentence:

Mr. Buchanan confessed in his interview that, he was coerced by the cops to sign the murder confession letter.

Related Words

termination

ab-sizh-uhn

act of cutting off or removing

curse

uh-NA-thuh-muh

solemn curse; a loathed person or thing

indifferent

ap-uh-THET-ik

having or showing little or no emotion; not interested or concerned

austere

uh-SET-ik

one who practices rigid self denial; austere

independent

aw-TON-uh-muhs

self-governing

pernicious

BEYN-fuhl

pernicious, poisonous