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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hue_and_cry | outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule |
| intermediary | mediator |
| skeptic | an adherent or advocate of skepticism |
| sagacious | of keen and farsighted penetration and judgment : discerning |
| agnostic | a person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable |
| bereavement | the state or fact of being bereaved or deprived of something or someone |
| rescind | to take away : remove |
| dexterous | mentally adroit and skillful : clever |
| tardy | moving slowly : sluggish |
| eclectic | composed of elements drawn from various sources |