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 |
|---|---|
| pugnacity | having a quarrelsome or combative nature : truculent |
| indemnify | to secure against hurt, loss, or damage |
| torso | the human body apart from the head, neck, arms, and legs : the human trunk |
| emetic | an agent that induces vomiting |
| diabolical | of, relating to, or characteristic of the devil : devilish |
| permissive | granted on sufferance : tolerated |
| connotation | something suggested by a word or thing : implication |
| malady | a disease or disorder of the animal body |
| gamely | a physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other |
| debilitate | to impair the strength of : enfeeble |