1. Definition: 1. exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one's own advantage; "his manipulation of his friends was scandalous"

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1. Definition: 1. improve the condition of; "These pills will help the patient"

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1. Definition: 1. a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions

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1. Definition: 1. not forged;

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1. Definition: 1. undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election"

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1. Definition: 1. obtain advantages, such as points, etc.; "The home team was gaining ground"; "After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one playoff berth in the Western Conference"

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1. Definition: 1. an act of gracious kindness

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1. Definition: 1. a useful or valuable quality

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1. Definition: 1. provide treatment for; "The doctor treated my broken leg"; "The nurses cared for the bomb victims"; "The patient must be treated right away or she will die"; "Treat the infection with antibiotics"

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1. Definition: 1. Support

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1. Definition: 1. a disposition to be kind and forgiving; "in those days a wife had to depend on the mercifulness of her husband"

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1. Definition: 1. a means of serving; "of no avail"; "there's no help for it"

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1. Definition: 1. an act of gracious kindness

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1. Definition: 1. make a profit; gain money or materially; "The company has not profited from the merger"

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1. Definition: 1. any admirable quality or attribute; "work of great merit"

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1. Definition: 1. a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking

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1. Definition: 1. payment or reward (especially from a government) for acts such as catching criminals or killing predatory animals or enlisting in the military

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1. Definition: 1. governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need; "she lives on welfare"

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1. Definition: 1. a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money); "the demand for testing has created a boom for those unregulated laboratories where boxes of specimen jars are processed like an assembly line"

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1. Definition: 1. the service (electric power or water or transportation) provided by a public utility; "the cost of utilities never decreases"; "all the utilities were lost after the hurricane"

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1. Definition: 1. an act of help or assistance; "he did them a service"

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1. Definition: 1. derive a benefit from; "She profited from his vast experience"

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1. Definition: 1. give a benediction to; "The dying man blessed his son"

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1. Definition: 1. a voluntary gift (as of money or service or ideas) made to some worthwhile cause

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1. Definition: 1. excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of

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1. Definition: 1. a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right); "suffrage was the prerogative of white adult males"

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1. Definition: 1. benefit resulting from some event or action; "it turned out to my advantage"; "reaping the rewards of generosity"

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1. Definition: 1. the condition of prospering; having good fortune

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1. Definition: 1. the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization

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1. Definition: 1. a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous; "the town was finally on the upbeat after our recent troubles"

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