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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|---|---|
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| painstaking | taking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort |
| chant | to make melodic sounds with the voice |
| hiatus | a break in or as if in a material object : gap |
| maraud | to roam about and raid in search of plunder |
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| lumen | the cavity of a tubular organ or part |
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