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 |
|---|---|
| transitory | of brief duration : temporary |
| pretentious | characterized by pretension: such as |
| cosmic | of or relating to the cosmos, the extraterrestrial vastness, or the universe in contrast to the earth alone |
| bust | a sculptured representation of the upper part of the human figure including the head and neck and usually part of the shoulders and breast |
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| meager | having little flesh : thin |
| impel | to urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force |
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| ransack | to look through thoroughly in often a rough way |
| facile | easily accomplished or attained |