GRE Word List
MANUMIT
to release from slavery
The meaning of the word manumit is to release from slavery.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| enduring | lasting |
| permeable | capable of being permeated : penetrable |
| ancestry | line of descent : lineage |
| compress | to press or squeeze together |
| eccentric | deviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways |
| genus | a class, kind, or group marked by common characteristics or by one common characteristic |
| eccentricity | the quality or state of being eccentric |
| waylay | to lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush |
| nonchalance | the quality or state of being nonchalant |
| cursory | rapidly and often superficially performed or produced : hasty |