GRE Word List
MANUMIT
to release from slavery
The meaning of the word manumit is to release from slavery.
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| context | the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning |
| flounder | flatfish |
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| impiety | the quality or state of being impious : irreverence |
| exhale | to rise or be given off as vapor |
| warranted | sanction |
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