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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grategrating
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haphappening
rigiddeficient in or devoid of flexibility
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ingenuousshowing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness
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tithea tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment
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