GRE Word List
MANUMIT
to release from slavery
The meaning of the word manumit is to release from slavery.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| swill | wash |
| dissection | the act or process of dissecting : the state of being dissected |
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |
| maroon | a dark red |
| remote | separated by an interval or space greater than usual |
| takeoff | a rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket |
| plebeian | a member of the Roman plebs |
| recumbent | suggestive of repose : leaning |
| caucus | a closed meeting of a group of persons belonging to the same political party or faction usually to select candidates or to decide on policy |
| lopsided | leaning to one side |