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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holocaust | a sacrifice (see sacrifice |
ciliated | possessing cilia |
precocious | exceptionally early in development or occurrence |
retaliate | to return like for like |
subtlety | the quality or state of being subtle |
impetuous | marked by impulsive vehemence or passion |
rancor | bitter deep-seated ill will |
militant | engaged in warfare or combat : fighting |
biting | having the power to bite |