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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mingle | to bring or mix together or with something else usually without fundamental loss of identity : intermix |
| transpire | to take place : go on |
| negligible | so small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling |
| aplomb | complete and confident composure or self-assurance : poise |
| primogeniture | the state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents |
| dispassionate | not influenced by strong feeling |
| diaphanous | characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through |
| adjuration | a solemn oath |
| effective | producing a decided, decisive, or desired effect |
| except | with the exclusion or exception of |