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 |
|---|---|
| piquant | engagingly provocative |
| resumption | an act or instance of resuming : recommencement |
| indoctrinate | to imbue with a usually partisan or sectarian opinion, point of view, or principle |
| shangri-la | a remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia |
| exigency | that which is required in a particular situation |
| glitter | to shine by reflection with many small flashes of brilliant light : sparkle |
| recipient | one that receives : receiver |
| predilection | an established preference for something |
| regale | to entertain sumptuously : feast with delicacies |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |