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 |
|---|---|
| skirmish | a minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements |
| rustic | of, relating to, or suitable for the country : rural |
| casualty | a military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, or capture or through being missing in action |
| diffuse | being at once verbose and ill-organized |
| rampant | rearing upon the hind legs with forelegs extended |
| depict | to represent by or as if by a picture |
| vernal | of, relating to, or occurring in the spring |
| degradation | the act or process of degrading |
| tranquillity | the quality or state of being tranquil |
| concordat | compact |