GRE Word List
FETTER
shackle; restrict the freedom of; N. chain or shackle for the foot of a prisoner; CF. foot
The meaning of the word fetter is shackle; restrict the freedom of; N. chain or shackle for the foot of a prisoner; CF. foot.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| acquiesce | assent; agree passively; comply without protest |
| apiarist | person who keeps bees |
| errant | wandering (esp. in search of adventure); straying from proper moral standards; Ex. knight-errant |
| pending | not yet decided or settled; impending; Ex. pending decision; PREP. while awaiting; until; Ex. delay the decision pending his return |
| contest | dispute; argue about the rightness of; compete for; try to win; Ex. contest the election results; Ex. contest a seat in Parliament; N. |
| serrated | having a sawtoothed edge; Ex. serrated leaf |
| ethereal | like a spirit or fairy; unearthly light; heavenly; unusually refined; Ex. She has an ethereal beauty; CF. ether: upper air |
| ooze | (of a thick liquid) pass or flow slowly; N: mud or thick liquid as at the bottom of a river |
| hortatory | encouraging; exhortive; marked by exhortation; CF. exhort |
| ponderous | having great weight; weighty; unwieldy; lacking lightness; dull; Ex. ponderous body/style of writing |
