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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gerontocracy | rule by elders |
| acute | characterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset |
| grate | grating |
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| accessory | an object or device that is not essential in itself but adds to the beauty, convenience, or effectiveness of something else |
| malaise | an indefinite feeling of debility or lack of health often indicative of or accompanying the onset of an illness |
| stoke | to poke or stir up (a fire, flames, etc.) : supply with fuel |
| cloying | disgusting or distasteful by reason of excess |
| elaboration | planned or carried out with great care |
| paleontology | a science dealing with the life of past geologic periods as known from fossil remains |