GRE Word List
MANTLE
a loose sleeveless garment worn over other clothes : cloak
The meaning of the word mantle is a loose sleeveless garment worn over other clothes : cloak.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| awry | off the correct or expected course : amiss |
| figurative | representing by a figure or resemblance : emblematic |
| celerity | rapidity of motion or action |
| intrude | to thrust oneself in without invitation, permission, or welcome |
| ornithologist | a branch of zoology dealing with birds |
| obstinate | stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion |
| antique | existing since or belonging to earlier times : ancient |
| complacency | self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies |
| unison | identity in musical pitch |
| oculist | ophthalmologist |