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Vocabulary WEEK TWO: man, manu
Quiz Friday!!
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1. man, manu (root word) hand
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2. Emancipate (verb) To set free; to lend a hand in freeing someone
Example: My teenage son stopped asking me to emancipate him when he realized the ruling would require him to pay his own bills.
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3. Manacles (noun) handcuffs
Example: If the hostage can remove the manacles chaining him to the wall, he will be able to escape his kidnappers.
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4. manager (noun) a person who has the upper hand; a person who is in charge of someone or something Example: I could not take a lunch break until my manager closed my register.
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5. mandate (Noun) An order or command placed in one’s hands
Example: Without a court mandate, the landlord cannot evict his tenant.
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6. Maneuver (Verb) To handily or skillfully go around something
Example: The racecar driver struggled to maneuver his car into first place on the last lap.
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7. manicure (noun) A treatment for the hands and nails
Example: Carmen ran her manicured hands through her cropped off curls.
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8. manipulate (verb) To skillfully operate by hand
Example: Even though the carpenter’s left arm was sore, he was able to manipulate the piece od lumber into a stable shelf.
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9. manual (noun) a handbook; a book of directions
Example: He forgot to read the manual before trying to put the furniture together.
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10. manufacture (verb) To make by hand or by machine; to change raw material into a new product Example: Using robots greatly decreases the amount of time needed to manufacture a product.
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11. manuscript (noun) A handwritten or typed piece of writing, such as a book Example: The publisher loved her manuscript so much he signed her to a three-book deal.
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