GRE Word List
MANACLE
a shackle for the hand or wrist : handcuff
The meaning of the word manacle is a shackle for the hand or wrist : handcuff.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| apocryphal | of doubtful authenticity : spurious |
| fecundity | fruitful in offspring or vegetation : prolific |
| mortify | to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame |
| awful | extremely disagreeable or objectionable |
| appellation | an identifying name or title : designation |
| macerate | to cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting |
| practicable | capable of being put into practice or of being done or accomplished : feasible |
| autopsy | an examination of a body after death to determine the cause of death or the character and extent of changes produced by disease |
| stanch | to check or stop the flowing of |
| blasphemy | the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God |