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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| submerge | to put under water |
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| choleric | easily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger : hot-tempered |
| temper | heat of mind or emotion : proneness to anger : passion |
| spangle | a small plate of shining metal or plastic used for ornamentation especially on clothing |
| berserk | an ancient Scandinavian warrior frenzied in battle and held to be invulnerable |
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| supposititious | fraudulently substituted : spurious |
| betray | to lead astray |