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 |
|---|---|
| comprehensive | covering completely or broadly : inclusive |
| paraphrase | a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form |
| mutinous | disposed to or being in a state of mutiny : rebellious |
| tantalize | to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach |
| subjugate | to bring under control and governance as a subject : conquer |
| wrangle | to dispute angrily or peevishly : bicker |
| philology | the study of literature and of disciplines relevant to literature or to language as used in literature |
| episodic | made up of separate especially loosely connected episodes |
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| truculence | the quality or state of being truculent |