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 |
|---|---|
| scuttle | a shallow open basket for carrying something (such as grain or garden produce) |
| wanderlust | strong longing for or impulse toward wandering |
| ambience | a feeling or mood associated with a particular place, person, or thing : atmosphere |
| spectral | of, relating to, or suggesting a specter : ghostly |
| deride | to laugh at or insult contemptuously |
| covert | not openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled |
| disdain | a feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn |
| lust | usually intense or unbridled sexual desire : lasciviousness |
| galley | a ship or boat propelled solely or chiefly by oars: such as |
| ruthless | having no pity : merciless |