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 |
|---|---|
| malicious | having or showing a desire to cause harm to someone : given to, marked by, or arising from malice |
| travesty | a debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation |
| nova | a star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years |
| occident | west |
| sidereal | of, relating to, or expressed in relation to stars or constellations : astral |
| disparage | to depreciate (see depreciate |
| stymie | to present an obstacle to : stand in the way of |
| wrench | to move with a violent twist |
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |
| intrigue | the practice of engaging in secret schemes |