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 |
|---|---|
| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |
| wastrel | vagabond |
| microcosm | a little world |
| ramshackle | appearing ready to collapse : rickety |
| jostle | to come in contact or into collision |
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |
| appurtenances | accessory objects |
| accoutre | to provide with equipment or furnishings : outfit |
| haughtiness | blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior |
| sparse | of few and scattered elements |