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

WordMeaning
tutelageinstruction especially of an individual
avidcharacterized by enthusiasm and vigorous pursuit : very eager and enthusiastic
succumbto yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire
threatan expression of intention to inflict evil, injury, or damage
growlrumble
obituarya notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account
captionthe part of a legal document that shows where, when, and by what authority it was taken, found, or executed
unaccountablenot to be accounted for : inexplicable
mutilateto cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect
punctiliousmarked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions