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 |
|---|---|
| civil | of or relating to citizens |
| sheaf | a quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together |
| subsequent | following in time, order, or place |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| vertex | the top of the head |
| reimburse | to pay back to someone : repay |
| allure | to entice by charm or attraction |
| decadence | the process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent |
| impenitent | not penitent |
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