GRE Word List
TETHER
tie (an animal) with a rope or tether; N: rope or chain to which an animal is tied; limit of one's endurance; Ex. the end of one's tether
The meaning of the word tether is tie (an animal) with a rope or tether; N: rope or chain to which an animal is tied; limit of one's endurance; Ex. the end of one's tether.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
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| browbeat | bully; intimidate |
| hindmost | furthest behind; farthest to the rear |
| responsiveness | state of reacting readily to appeals, orders, etc.; ADJ. responsive: readily reacting; Ex. responsive to treatment |
| provender | dry food for livestock; fodder |
| missive | letter; written statement; CF. sent |
| adversity | great hardship or affliction; misfortune; calamitous event |
| flippant | lacking proper seriousness; Ex. flippant remarks about death; N. flippancy |
| diabolical | diabolic; devilish; fiendish |
| ventral | abdominal |