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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vituperativeuttering or given to censure : containing or characterized by verbal abuse
sportivefrolicsome
memorialserving to preserve remembrance : commemorative
paraphernaliathe separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life
prodigalcharacterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish
immureto enclose within or as if within walls
doctrinairestubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations
afterlifean existence after death
wiggleto move to and fro with quick jerky or shaking motions : jiggle
imperiousmarked by arrogant assurance : domineering