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.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| blight | a disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers) |
| carnage | the flesh of slain animals or humans |
| pungent | sharply painful |
| welter | writhe |
| rife | prevalent especially to an increasing degree |
| patronize | to act as patron of : provide aid or support for |
| grunt | to utter a grunt |
| inveigle | to win over by wiles : entice |
| semblance | outward and often specious appearance or show : form |
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