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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vigilantea member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate)
caterto provide a supply of food
rustleto make or cause a rustle
aromaticof, relating to, or having aroma:
gargoylea spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building
primogeniturethe state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents
negligibleso small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling
defaultfailure to do something required by duty or law : neglect
depreciateto lower in honor or esteem
waketo be or remain awake