GRE Word List

UNFETTER

to free from fetters

The meaning of the word unfetter is to free from fetters.

Random words

WordMeaning
buttressa projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building
blowhardan arrogantly and pompously boastful or opinionated person : braggart
harrowingacutely distressing or painful
resentmenta feeling of indignant displeasure or persistent ill will at something regarded as a wrong, insult, or injury
parishthe ecclesiastical unit of area committed to one pastor
gallowsa frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged
shimmerto shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer
takeoffa rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket
cavaliermarked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain
memorializeto address or petition by a memorial