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 |
|---|---|
| remonstrate | to present and urge reasons in opposition : expostulate |
| benign | of a mild type or character that does not threaten health or life |
| detain | to hold or keep in or as if in custody |
| expurgate | to cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous |
| placate | to soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease |
| behemoth | a mighty animal described in Job 40:15–24 as an example of the power of God |
| cantankerous | difficult or irritating to deal with |
| blurt | to utter abruptly and impulsively |
| enmity | positive, active, and typically mutual hatred or ill will |
| megalomania | a mania (see mania |