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ENG Words #13
ENG
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Emancipate | 1) To free from restraint or influence 2) To free (a slave) from bondage |
| Manacle | 1) A device for confining the hands; handcuffs 2) Anything that constrains |
| Mandate | 1) A formal order from a higher court; an authoritative command, order, or injunction. |
| Manifest | 1) Clearly apparent to sighty or understanding; obvious 2) To show plainly; to reveal 3) To prove |
| Manipulate | 1) To use or handle skillfully 2) To manage with devious skill, or to adjust to suit one's purpose |
| Dexterity | 1) Skill in the use of the hands or body; adroitness 2) Mental skill or adroitness; cleverness |
| Ambidextrous | 1) Able to use either hand equally well. |
| Digital | 1) Relating to a finger or to a unit of measure (3/4") the breadth of a finger 2) Referring to a numerical system for encoding data |
| Deflect | 1) To turn aside |
| Genuflect | 1) To bend the knee in a kneeling or half-kneeling position to express reverence or respect. |
| Inflection | 1) An alteration of pitch or tone of the voice. 2) In grammar, an alteration of the form of a word to show different grammatical or syntactical relationships. |
| Reflection | 1) The act or condition of being thrown back 2) Something thrown back, as light, heat, sound, or an image 3) Discredit; indirect reproach 4) Deep thought |
| Rapacious | 1) Excessively grasping or greedy 2) Given to seizing for plunder or as prey |
| Rapt | 1) Giving one's complete attention 2) Overcome with emotion; completely filled with joy. |
| Surreptitious | 1) Done secretly, without approval |