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 |
|---|---|
| deadlock | a state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill |
| stentorian | extremely loud |
| cunning | dexterous or crafty in the use of special resources (such as skill or knowledge) or in attaining an end |
| abstruse | difficult to comprehend : recondite |
| bestial | of or relating to beasts |
| humus | a brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic |
| genuflect | to bend the knee |
| irrevocable | not possible to revoke : unalterable |
| furtive | done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious |
| conviction | the act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law |