GRE Word List

MANUMIT

to release from slavery

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

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cabalthe contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government)
dichotomya division into two especially mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or entities
libela written statement in which a plaintiff in certain courts sets forth the cause of action or the relief sought
riveta headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head
gambita chess opening in which a player risks one or more pawns or a minor piece to gain an advantage in position
indigentsuffering from extreme poverty : impoverished
inimicalbeing adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence
corrodeto eat away by degrees as if by gnawing
nauseaa stomach distress with distaste for food and an urge to vomit
impaleto pierce with or as if with something pointed