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.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| cohere | to hold together firmly as parts of the same mass |
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| depreciate | to lower in honor or esteem |
| knead | to work and press into a mass with or as if with the hands |
| chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |
| cliche | a trite phrase or expression |
| aver | to declare positively |
| incline | to bend the head or body forward : bow |
| chant | to make melodic sounds with the voice |
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