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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WordMeaning
religiousrelating to or manifesting faithful devotion to an acknowledged ultimate reality or deity
oatha solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says
compatiblecapable of existing together in harmony
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congruencethe quality or state of agreeing, coinciding, or being congruent
satiricalof, relating to, or constituting satire
indigencea level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking
terminationend in time or existence : conclusion
loutto bow in respect
adversitya state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune