GRE Word List

MANUMIT

to release from slavery

The meaning of the word manumit is to release from slavery.

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delineateto describe, portray, or set forth with accuracy or in detail
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robusthaving or exhibiting strength or vigorous health
antecedentsa substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him")
propellantcapable of propelling
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