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 |
|---|---|
| pusillanimous | lacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity |
| straggle | to wander from the direct course or way : rove |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| brittle | easily broken, cracked, or snapped |
| repugnance | the quality or fact of being contradictory or inconsistent |
| archetype | the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype |
| capacious | containing or capable of containing a great deal |
| institutionalize | to make into an institution : give character of an institution to |
| conflagration | fire |
| heyday | the period of one's greatest popularity, vigor, or prosperity |