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 |
|---|---|
| depreciate | to lower in honor or esteem |
| bitter | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale |
| begrudge | to give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure |
| plaudit | an act or round of applause |
| caulk | to stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe) |
| lance | a steel-tipped spear carried by mounted knights or light cavalry |
| foppish | foolish |
| prod | to thrust a pointed instrument into : prick |
| obliterate | to remove utterly from recognition or memory |
| paraphernalia | the separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life |