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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|---|---|
| episodic | made up of separate especially loosely connected episodes |
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| gesticulation | the act of making gestures |
| prototype | an original model on which something is patterned : archetype |
| enhance | heighten |
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| meek | enduring injury with patience and without resentment : mild |