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
miasmaa vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease
distractto draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time
foddersomething fed to domestic animals
nirvanathe final beatitude (see beatitude
whineto utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry
quashto suppress or extinguish summarily and completely
prepossessingcreating prejudice
preento groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland
sophistrysubtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation
talonthe claw of an animal and especially of a bird of prey