GRE Word List
UNFETTER
liberate; free from chains; V. unfetter
The meaning of the word unfetter is liberate; free from chains; V. unfetter.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prodigious | enormous; marvelous; extraordinary; Ex. prodigious amount/memory |
| earthly | of this earth; terrestrial; worldly; not divine; possible; Ex. no earthly reason |
| kleptomaniac | person who has a compulsive desire to steal |
| litter | waste material thrown away (as bits of paper scattered untidily); V: cover untidily with scattered litter |
| metallurgical | pertaining to the art of removing metals from ores; N. metallurgy: science that deals with extracting metals from ores |
| scraps | leftover food |
| malapropism | comic misuse of a word; CF. Mrs. Malaprop |
| aboriginal | being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native; indigenous; N. aborigine |
| sustain | suffer (harm or loss); experience; support; prop; maintain; keep in existence; nourish (to maintain life); Ex. sustain the family/the trapped miners |
| bilious | suffering from indigestion; sick from having too much bile; irritable; easily irritated |