GRE Word List
MANIPULATE
to treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner
The meaning of the word manipulate is to treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| propagate | to cause to continue or increase by sexual or asexual reproduction |
| pejorative | a word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation |
| quarantine | a period of 40 days |
| repercussion | reflection |
| hallowed | holy |
| aviary | a place for keeping birds confined |
| jargon | the technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group |
| abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |
| kleptomaniac | a person evidencing kleptomania |
| grievance | a cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance |