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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nomenclaturename
malaisean indefinite feeling of debility or lack of health often indicative of or accompanying the onset of an illness
carnivoroussubsisting or feeding on animal tissues
mangeany 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
complacencyself-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies
unbridledunrestrained
incurto become liable or subject to : bring down upon oneself
dumbfoundto confound (see confound
incontinentnot continent: such as
lionizeto treat as an object of great interest or importance