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 |
|---|---|
| sustain | to give support or relief to |
| rigor | harsh inflexibility in opinion, temper, or judgment : severity |
| disbar | to expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges |
| accelerate | to move faster : to gain speed |
| mitigate | to cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify |
| conciliatory | intended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate |
| mausoleum | a large tomb |
| prehensile | adapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around |
| retrieve | to locate and bring in (killed or wounded game) |
| lap | a loose overlapping or hanging panel or flap especially of a garment |