GRE Word List
MENTOR
a friend of Odysseus entrusted with the education of Odysseus' son Telemachus
The meaning of the word mentor is a friend of Odysseus entrusted with the education of Odysseus' son Telemachus.
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| spat | squabble; minor dispute; minor quarrel |
| shudder | to tremble convulsively : shiver |
| vacillate | to waver in mind, will, or feeling : hesitate in choice of opinions or courses |
| antithesis | the direct opposite |
| gall | brazen boldness coupled with impudent assurance and insolence |
| quaff | to drink (a usually alcoholic beverage) heartily or copiously |
| bound | fastened by or as if by a band : confined |
| impiety | the quality or state of being impious : irreverence |
| waif | a stray person or animal |
| doddering | feeble |