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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| unrequited | not requited : not reciprocated or returned in kind |
| dynamic | marked by usually continuous and productive activity or change |
| dank | unpleasantly moist or wet |
| mote | a small particle : speck |
| coeval | of the same or equal age, antiquity, or duration |
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