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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finitehaving definite or definable limits
opaqueblocking the passage of radiant energy and especially light : exhibiting opacity (see opacity
lexicographeran author or editor of a dictionary
comelypleasurably conforming to notions of good appearance, suitability, or proportion
chroniclea historical account of events arranged in order of time usually without analysis or interpretation
intuitionthe power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and inference
protagonistthe principal character in a literary work (such as a drama or story)
dumbfoundto confound (see confound
fosterhaving, relating to, or being the relationship between a foster parent and the child who the foster parent cares for
transientpassing especially quickly into and out of existence : transitory