GRE Word List
LEASH
a line for leading or restraining an animal
The meaning of the word leash is a line for leading or restraining an animal.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| effluvium | an invisible emanation |
| herald | an official at a tournament of arms (see arm |
| tyranny | oppressive power |
| detraction | a lessening of reputation or esteem especially by envious, malicious, or petty criticism : belittling |
| fiend | devil |
| refute | to prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous |
| innuendo | an oblique allusion : hint |
| marshal | a high official in the household of a medieval king, prince, or noble originally having charge of the cavalry but later usually in command of the military forces |
| intermittent | coming and going at intervals : not continuous |
| barrage | a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation |