Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Greek/Latin Words for August 27-31


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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