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 |
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| congruence | the quality or state of agreeing, coinciding, or being congruent |
| lottery | a drawing of lots in which prizes are distributed to the winners among persons buying a chance |
| whorl | a drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle |
| autonomous | having the right or power of self-government |
| sensuous | of or relating to the senses or sensible objects |
| acrid | sharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor : irritating |
| atrophy | decrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue |
| restive | stubbornly resisting control : balky |
| collusion | secret agreement or cooperation especially for an illegal or deceitful purpose |
| bludgeon | a short stick that usually has one thick or loaded end and is used as a weapon |