Monday, August 29, 2011

Roots for August 29 - Sept 2 Man and Manu

Word List: man, manu = hand

emancipate       to set free; to lend a hand in freeing someone; to release from someone’s hands.
manacle            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 one’s hands.
maneuver           to handily or skillfully go around something
manicure            a treatment for the hands and nails
manipulate        to skillfully operate by hand
manual               a handbook; a book of directions
manufacture      to make by hand or by machine; to change raw materials into a new product
manuscript         a handwritten or typed piece of writing, such as a book

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