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 |
|---|---|
| career | a profession for which one trains and which is undertaken as a permanent calling |
| minatory | having a menacing quality |
| transparent | having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid |
| recital | a detailed account : enumeration |
| lithe | easily bent or flexed |
| tint | a usually slight or pale coloration : hue |
| marginal | written or printed in the margin of a page or sheet |
| convivial | relating to, occupied with, or fond of feasting, drinking, and good company |
| timorous | of a timid disposition : fearful |
| disputatious | inclined to dispute |