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 |
|---|---|
| obscure | dark |
| unerringly | committing no error : faultless |
| comestible | edible |
| inebriated | exhilarated or confused by or as if by alcohol : intoxicated |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| succumb | to yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire |
| protuberance | something that is protuberant |
| quixotic | foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals |
| frantic | emotionally out of control |
| static | exerting force by reason of weight alone without motion |