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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| libertine | a freethinker especially in religious matters |
| comely | pleasurably conforming to notions of good appearance, suitability, or proportion |
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| insolvent | unable to pay debts as they fall due in the usual course of business |
| flaccid | not firm or stiff |
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| quintessence | the fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies |
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| coin | corner |