Vocabulary Flashcards: 'man' Root Words

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emancipate (v)

Back

to set free; to release from someone's hands

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manacles (n)

Back

handcuffs

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manager (n)

Back

a person in charge

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mandate (n)

Back

an order or command

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maneuver (v)

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to skillfully go around something

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manicure (n)

Back

a treatment for hands and nails

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manipulate (v)

Back

to skillfully operate by hand

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manual (n)

Back

a handbook; a book of directions

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manufacture (v)

Back

to make by hand or machine

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manuscript (n)

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a handwritten or typed piece of writing