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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agitate | to excite and often trouble the mind or feelings of : disturb |
garish | clothed in vivid colors |
euphony | pleasing or sweet sound |
libretto | the text of a work (such as an opera) for the musical theater |
equitable | having or exhibiting equity : dealing fairly and equally with all concerned |
proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
hazy | made dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze |
simulate | to give or assume the appearance or effect of often with the intent to deceive : imitate |
glaring | having a fixed look of hostility, fierceness, or anger |
notch | a V-shaped indentation |