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 |
|---|---|
| dismiss | to permit or cause to leave |
| precursor | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another |
| prattle | prate |
| penchant | a strong and continued inclination |
| indigent | suffering from extreme poverty : impoverished |
| regimen | a systematic plan (as of diet, therapy, or medication) especially when designed to improve and maintain the health of a patient |
| retrench | cut down |
| tempestuous | of, relating to, or resembling a tempest : turbulent |
| apiary | a place where bees are kept |
| clemency | disposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment due |