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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fugitiverunning away or intending flight
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sapthe fluid part of a plant
aegisa shield or breastplate emblematic of majesty that was associated with Zeus and Athena
tenacitythe quality or state of being tenacious
saturnineborn under or influenced astrologically by the planet Saturn
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infernalof or relating to a nether world of the dead
superciliouscoolly and patronizingly haughty