GRE Word List

MANGY

affected with or resulting from mange

The meaning of the word mangy is affected with or resulting from mange.

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WordMeaning
backslideto lapse morally or in the practice of religion
homagea feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord
militiaa part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency
perspicuityplain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation
infirmitythe quality or state of being infirm
scintillaspark
ellipsisthe omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete
implausiblenot plausible : provoking disbelief
subliminalinadequate to produce a sensation or a perception
bouta spell or period of activity: such as