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

WordMeaning
absolveto set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt
blueslow spirits : melancholy
attenuateto lessen the amount, force, magnitude, or value of : weaken
prescienceforeknowledge of events:
nondescriptbelonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described
mustera representative specimen (see specimen
apparentopen to view : visible
abstainto choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice
cohesionthe act or state of sticking together tightly
optionalinvolving an option : not compulsory