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 |
|---|---|
| saboteur | one that practices sabotage |
| desperado | a bold or violent criminal |
| molten | fused or liquefied by heat : melted |
| figurine | a small carved or molded figure : statuette |
| militant | engaged in warfare or combat : fighting |
| alienate | to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed |
| clap | to strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise |
| promote | to advance in station, rank, or honor : raise |
| jurisprudence | the science or philosophy of law |
| apocryphal | of doubtful authenticity : spurious |