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 |
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| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
| multiplicity | the quality or state of being multiple or various |
| adore | to worship or honor as a deity or as divine |
| wangle | to resort to trickery or devious methods |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| consecrate | dedicated to a sacred purpose |
| masticate | to grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew |
| aureole | a radiant light around the head or body of a representation of a sacred personage |
| gradation | a series forming successive stages |
| cringe | to recoil in distaste |