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 |
|---|---|
| abusive | using harsh, insulting language |
| resentment | a feeling of indignant displeasure or persistent ill will at something regarded as a wrong, insult, or injury |
| inception | an act, process, or instance of beginning : commencement |
| intrigue | the practice of engaging in secret schemes |
| irate | roused to ire |
| gratis | without charge or recompense : free |
| chore | the regular or daily light work of a household or farm |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| flaunt | to display or obtrude oneself to public notice |
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