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 |
|---|---|
| verve | the spirit and enthusiasm animating artistic composition or performance : vivacity |
| jocular | said or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful |
| pertinent | having a clear decisive relevance to the matter in hand |
| medium | something in a middle position |
| effectual | producing or able to produce a desired effect |
| incredulous | unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical |
| compliance | the act or process of complying to a desire, demand, proposal, or regimen or to coercion |
| rue | to feel penitence, remorse, or regret for |
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| retribution | recompense |