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 |
|---|---|
| anthropoid | any of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets) |
| opprobrium | something that brings disgrace |
| goad | to incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad |
| bastion | a projecting part of a fortification |
| toll | a tax or fee paid for some liberty or privilege (as of passing over a highway or bridge) |
| stealth | a cautious, unobtrusive, and secretive way of moving or proceeding intended to avoid detection |
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas |
| centigrade | relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| paragon | a model of excellence or perfection |