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 |
|---|---|
| intermediary | mediator |
| abrogate | to abolish by authoritative action : annul |
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| impel | to urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force |
| illusory | based on or producing illusion : deceptive |
| decapitate | to cut off the head of : behead |
| paramount | superior to all others : supreme |
| checkered | marked by alternating squares of different colors, shades, or materials |
| plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |
| cohorts | companion |