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 |
|---|---|
| abstemious | marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol |
| amend | to put right |
| rend | to remove from place by violence : wrest |
| arrhythmic | lacking rhythm or regularity |
| upbraid | to criticize severely : find fault with |
| perceptive | responsive to sensory stimuli : discerning |
| proponent | one who argues in favor of something : advocate |
| tarry | to delay or be tardy in acting or doing |
| elicit | to call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response) |
| effrontery | shameless boldness : insolence |