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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| irrefutable | impossible to refute : incontrovertible |
| compulsion | an act of compelling |
| judicious | having, exercising, or characterized by sound judgment |
| profane | to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate |
| pernicious | highly injurious or destructive : deadly |
| derivative | a word formed from another word or base : a word formed by derivation |
| adversary | one that contends with, opposes, or resists : an enemy or opponent |
| cadence | the beat, time, or measure of rhythmical motion or activity |
| haughtiness | blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior |
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