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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insalubriousnot conducive to health : unwholesome
implicitcapable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied
ambivalencesimultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action
expurgateto cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous
lustusually intense or unbridled sexual desire : lasciviousness
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asyluman inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary
fanciedimagined or believed to be true or real