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

WordMeaning
choiran organized company of singers (as in a church service)
chicanerydeception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery
verdigrisa green or greenish-blue poisonous pigment resulting from the action of acetic acid on copper and consisting of one or more basic copper acetates
mercurialof, relating to, or born under the planet Mercury
impuissanceweakness
oscillateto swing backward and forward like a pendulum
submissivesubmitting to others
promiscuoushaving or involving many sexual partners : not restricted to one sexual partner or few sexual partners
renegeto go back on a promise or commitment
fleecethe coat of wool covering a wool-bearing animal (such as a sheep)