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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WordMeaning
obfuscateto throw into shadow : darken
disinterestednot having the mind or feelings engaged (see engaged
waifa stray person or animal
palatialof, relating to, or being a palace
penumbraa space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light
arrearsthe state of being behind in the discharge of obligations
magnatea person of rank, power, influence, or distinction often in a specified area
circumventto manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem
ignoblecharacterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness
spartana native or inhabitant of ancient Sparta