GRE Word List
MANUMIT
to release from slavery
The meaning of the word manumit is to release from slavery.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| invective | insulting or abusive language : vituperation |
| hindsight | perception of the nature of an event after it has happened |
| purveyor | one that purveys |
| enervate | lacking physical, mental, or moral vigor : enervated |
| lax | loose |
| disarray | a lack of order or sequence : confusion |
| rancor | bitter deep-seated ill will |
| malefactor | one who commits an offense against the law |
| abstinence | the practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable |
| trident | a 3-pronged spear serving in classical mythology as the attribute of a sea god (such as Neptune) |