GRE Word List
SHACKLE
something (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms
The meaning of the word shackle is something (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| boorish | resembling or befitting a rude or insensitive person : resembling or befitting a boor |
| maniacal | affected with or suggestive of madness |
| hamper | to restrict the movement of by bonds or obstacles : impede |
| mitigate | to cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify |
| bargain | an agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other |
| consternation | amazement or dismay that hinders or throws into confusion |
| contaminate | to soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association |
| profound | having intellectual depth and insight |
| pronounced | strongly marked : decided |
| linger | to be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry |