GRE Word List
FETTER
a chain or shackle for the feet
The meaning of the word fetter is a chain or shackle for the feet.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| accost | to approach and speak to (someone) in an often challenging or aggressive way |
| headstrong | not easily restrained : impatient of control, advice, or suggestions |
| unaccountable | not to be accounted for : inexplicable |
| beholden | being under obligation for a favor or gift : indebted |
| compatible | capable of existing together in harmony |
| pastoral | of, relating to, or composed of shepherds or herdsmen |
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |
| precinct | a part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district |
| raze | to destroy to the ground : demolish |
| effectuate | to cause or bring about (something) : to put (something) into effect or operation : effect |