GRE Word List
TETHER
a line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement
The meaning of the word tether is a line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| insubstantial | not substantial: such as |
| plumage | the feathers of a bird |
| infernal | of or relating to a nether world of the dead |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| iconoclastic | a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions |
| sensuous | of or relating to the senses or sensible objects |
| upright | perpendicular |
| impuissance | weakness |
| pen | to shut in or as if in a pen |
| pulpit | an elevated platform or high reading desk used in preaching or conducting a worship service |