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 |
|---|---|
| remiss | negligent in the performance of work or duty : careless |
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
| damn | to condemn to a punishment or fate |
| rakish | of, relating to, or characteristic of a rake : dissolute |
| practical | of, relating to, or manifested in practice or action : not theoretical or ideal |
| skulduggery | underhanded or unscrupulous behavior |
| missive | a written communication : letter |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| debilitate | to impair the strength of : enfeeble |
| parameter | an arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (such as a family of curves) |