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
abrogateto abolish by authoritative action : annul
antecedentsa substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him")
rareseldom occurring or found : uncommon
impedimentsomething that impedes
wrongheadedstubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles
caulkto stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe)
latentpresent and capable of emerging or developing but not now visible, obvious, active, or symptomatic
laxloose
contemptthe act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain
swampa wetland often partially or intermittently covered with water