GRE Word List
METTLE
courage (to continue bravely in spite of difficulties); spirit; ADJ. mettlesome
The meaning of the word mettle is courage (to continue bravely in spite of difficulties); spirit; ADJ. mettlesome.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| reticent | inclined to silence; uncommunicative; reserved; Ex. He was reticent about the reasons; N. reticence |
| nomadic | wandering; N. nomad: tribe who migrates from place to place |
| mangle | tear or cut to pieces; mutilate or disfigure; Ex. badly mangled bodies |
| abet | assist usually in doing something wrong; encourage |
| tenancy | possession of land or building by rent; period of a tenant's occupancy |
| turbid | (of a liquid) having the sediment disturbed; muddy; thick |
| constraint | restraint; compulsion; repression of feelings; reticence; V. constrain: hold back; restrain; compel; oblige; confine forcibly; imprison |
| frisk | move about playfully; froric; ADJ. frisky: playful |
| tempo | speed of music |
| vigilante | one who without authority assumes law enforcement powers |