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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WordMeaning
onerousinvolving, imposing, or constituting a burden : troublesome
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discordantbeing at variance : disagreeing
facultyability
ornithologista branch of zoology dealing with birds
domicilea dwelling place : place of residence : home
universalincluding or covering all or a whole collectively or distributively without limit or exception
derisionthe use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt
barragea dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation
pharisaicalmarked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness