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

WordMeaning
fugitiverunning away or intending flight
tentativenot fully worked out or developed
egregiousconspicuous
exoticintroduced from another country : not native to the place where found
humorthat quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality
comeuppancea deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts
asceticpracticing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline
bemoanto express deep grief or distress over
panegyrica eulogistic oration or writing
fracasa noisy quarrel : brawl