GRE Word List
MANIPULATE
operate with one's hands; control or play upon (people, forces, etc.) artfully; maneuver; Ex. how to manipulate publicity and men; ADJ. manipulative
The meaning of the word manipulate is operate with one's hands; control or play upon (people, forces, etc.) artfully; maneuver; Ex. how to manipulate publicity and men; ADJ. manipulative.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| defame | harm someone's reputation; malign; speak evil of; slander; N. defamation; ADJ. defamatory |
| charm | quality of pleasing; amulet; action or formula thought to have magical power; spell; V: attract; cast a spell on; bewitch |
| flicker | burn unsteadily or fitfully; move waveringly; N: flickering movement or light; brief sensation; Ex. flicker of excitement |
| start | move suddenly or involuntarily; Ex. start at the sight of a snake |
| embitter | make bitter; fill with painful or bitter feelings; make sad and angry; Ex. He was embittered by many disappointments. |
| swathe | swath; wrap around; bandage; Ex. one's head swathed in bandages |
| smear | spread or cover with a sticky substance; N: mark made by smearing |
| episodic | (of a story or play) loosely connected; made up of separate and loosely connected parts; N. episode: incident in the course of an experience |
| surreptitious | done secretly; secret; furtive; sneaky; hidden |
| abstemious | sparing in eating and drinking; temperate |
