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 |
|---|---|
| coup | a sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group : coup d'Γ©tat |
| conclave | a private meeting or secret assembly |
| frolicsome | full of gaiety : playful |
| fledgling | a young bird just fledged (see fledge |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| modish | fashionable |
| retort | to pay or hurl back : return |
| outfit | the act of fitting out or equipping (as for a voyage or expedition) |
| bully | a blustering, browbeating person |
| bereft | deprived or robbed of the possession or use of something |