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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impromptumade, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment : improvised
mandatoryrequired by a law or rule : obligatory
turncoatone who switches to an opposing side or party
matrixsomething within or from which something else originates, develops, or takes form
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