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 |
|---|---|
| application | an act of applying: |
| recuperate | to get back : regain |
| iota | an infinitesimal amount : jot |
| nascent | coming or having recently come into existence |
| antithesis | the direct opposite |
| severity | the quality or state of being severe : the condition of being very bad, serious, unpleasant, or harsh |
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |
| pedestal | the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration |
| unsightly | not pleasing to the sight : not comely |
| ordination | the act or an instance of ordaining : the state of being ordained |