Thursday, February 10, 2011

Greek and Latin Root Words for February 14 - 18

Word List: man, manu = hand

emancipate      to set free; to lend a hand in freeing someone; to release from someone’s hand.

manacles          handcuffs

manager            a person who has the upper hand; a person who is in charge of someone or something.

mandate            an order or command placed in one’s hand.

maneuver          to handily or skillfully go around something.

manicure           a treatment for the hands and nails.

manipulate       to skillfully operate by hand.

manual               a handbooks; a book of directions.

manufacture     to make by hand or machine; to change raw material into a new product.

manuscript        a handwritten or typed piece of writing, such as a book.                      

                            

                                      


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