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
anvila heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering)
blightedaffected with blight (see blight
thrashto beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog
mustyimpaired by damp or mildew : moldy
whorla drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle
qualifiedfitted (as by training or experience) for a given purpose : competent
obliqueneither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined
bequeathto give or leave by will (see will
emollientmaking soft or supple
vouchto supply supporting evidence or testimony