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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bestow | to put to use : apply |
| surreptitious | done, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine |
| flit | to pass quickly or abruptly from one place or condition to another |
| craft | skill in planning, making, or executing : dexterity |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| saccharine | of, relating to, or resembling that of sugar |
| miasma | a vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease |
| flippant | lacking proper respect or seriousness |
| bombast | pretentious inflated speech or writing |
| abbreviate | to make briefer |