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 |
|---|---|
| paraphrase | a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form |
| pulchritude | physical comeliness |
| novelty | something new or unusual |
| totem | an object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry |
| inkling | a slight knowledge or vague notion |
| fraudulent | characterized by, based on, or done by fraud : deceitful |
| unassuaged | not quenched, eased, or satisfied : not assuaged |
| charm | the chanting or reciting of a magic spell : incantation |
| amputate | to remove by or as if by cutting |
| lank | not well filled out : slender |