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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| crevice | a narrow opening resulting from a split or crack (as in a cliff) : fissure |
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| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| diligence | steady, earnest, and energetic effort : devoted and painstaking work and application to accomplish an undertaking : assiduity |
| warrant | sanction |
| certitude | the state of being or feeling certain |
| repel | to drive back : repulse |
| rife | prevalent especially to an increasing degree |
| nadir | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the zenith and vertically downward from the observer |
| shade | comparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light |