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
simplisticexcessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details
quizzicalcomically quaint
figurinea small carved or molded figure : statuette
squeamisheasily nauseated : queasy
inchoatebeing only partly in existence or operation : incipient
sedatekeeping a quiet steady attitude or pace : unruffled
requiema mass for the dead
caricatureexaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics
rhapsodya portion of an epic poem adapted for recitation
panoramicof, relating to, or resembling a panorama: such as