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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| foist | to introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant |
| extirpate | to destroy completely : wipe out |
| swerve | to turn aside abruptly from a straight line or course : deviate |
| pusillanimous | lacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| craven | lacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted |
| transmute | to change or alter in form, appearance, or nature and especially to a higher form |
| persevere | to persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement |
| subordinate | placed in or occupying a lower class, rank, or position : inferior |
| psychopathic | of, relating to, or characterized by psychopathy |