GRE Word List
MANGE
any of various persistent contagious skin diseases marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair, affecting domestic animals or sometimes humans, and caused by a minute parasitic mite compare sarcoptic mange
The meaning of the word mange is any of various persistent contagious skin diseases marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair, affecting domestic animals or sometimes humans, and caused by a minute parasitic mite compare sarcoptic mange.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| nomenclature | name |
| malaise | an indefinite feeling of debility or lack of health often indicative of or accompanying the onset of an illness |
| carnivorous | subsisting or feeding on animal tissues |
| mange | any of various persistent contagious skin diseases marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair, affecting domestic animals or sometimes humans, and caused by a minute parasitic mite compare sarcoptic mange |
| complacency | self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies |
| unbridled | unrestrained |
| incur | to become liable or subject to : bring down upon oneself |
| dumbfound | to confound (see confound |
| incontinent | not continent: such as |
| lionize | to treat as an object of great interest or importance |