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 |
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| epitaph | an inscription on or at a tomb or a grave in memory of the one buried there |
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
| gratuity | something given voluntarily or beyond obligation usually for some service |
| abortive | prematurely born |
| faction | a party or group (as within a government) that is often contentious or self-seeking : clique |
| fresco | the art of painting on freshly spread moist lime plaster with water-based pigments |
| epigram | a concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought |
| ordination | the act or an instance of ordaining : the state of being ordained |
| explicit | fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent |
| sovereign | one possessing or held to possess supreme political power or sovereignty |