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 |
|---|---|
| roue | a man devoted to a life of sensual pleasure : rake |
| impermeable | not permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance |
| optional | involving an option : not compulsory |
| oaf | a stupid person : boob |
| adversity | a state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune |
| abet | to actively second and encourage (something, such as an activity or plan) |
| severity | the quality or state of being severe : the condition of being very bad, serious, unpleasant, or harsh |
| disparity | a noticeable and usually significant difference or dissimilarity |
| forthright | free from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point |
| perjury | the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing |