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 |
|---|---|
| cupidity | inordinate desire for wealth : avarice |
| yokel | a naive or gullible inhabitant of a rural area or small town |
| glamor | an exciting and often illusory and romantic attractiveness |
| vain | having or showing undue or excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements : conceited |
| inextricable | forming a maze or tangle from which it is impossible to get free |
| crux | a puzzling or difficult problem : an unsolved question |
| metropolis | the chief or capital city of a country, state, or region |
| desolate | devoid of inhabitants and visitors : deserted |
| baleful | deadly or pernicious in influence |
| hubbub | noise |