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 |
|---|---|
| mammal | any of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans |
| verve | the spirit and enthusiasm animating artistic composition or performance : vivacity |
| attribute | a quality, character, or characteristic ascribed to someone or something |
| proverb | a brief popular epigram or maxim : adage |
| heckler | one who heckles someone (such as a performer or speaker) usually by shouting criticisms or insults |
| feint | something feigned |
| clime | climate |
| shrew | any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur |
| colloquy | conversation |
| missive | a written communication : letter |