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

WordMeaning
wangleto resort to trickery or devious methods
wontaccustomed
proselytizeto induce someone to convert to one's faith
talonthe claw of an animal and especially of a bird of prey
effronteryshameless boldness : insolence
prolixityunduly prolonged or drawn out : too long
moratoriuma legally authorized period of delay in the performance of a legal obligation or the payment of a debt
renderto melt down
antecedentsa substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him")
triflinglacking in significance or solid worth: such as