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 |
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| snub | to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke |
| nullify | to make null (see null |
| mischief | a specific injury or damage attributed to a particular agent |
| duration | continuance in time |
| multifarious | having or occurring in great variety : diverse |
| inclement | lacking mildness: such as |
| plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |
| cessation | a temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop |
| bigotry | obstinate or intolerant devotion to one's own opinions and prejudices : the state of mind of a bigot |
| plaintive | expressive of suffering or woe : melancholy |