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 |
|---|---|
| misogamy | a hatred of marriage |
| quagmire | soft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot |
| languor | weakness or weariness of body or mind |
| inured | to accustom to accept something undesirable |
| parley | to speak with another : confer |
| paraphrase | a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form |
| enduring | lasting |
| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |
| supposition | something that is supposed : hypothesis |
| invective | insulting or abusive language : vituperation |