GRE Word List
MANUMIT
to release from slavery
The meaning of the word manumit is to release from slavery.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| stygian | of or relating to the river Styx |
| cadaver | a dead body |
| sadistic | of, relating to, or characterized by sadism |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| context | the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning |
| pittance | a small portion, amount, or allowance |
| duress | forcible restraint or restriction |
| reverberate | reflect |
| grueling | trying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing |
| inextricable | forming a maze or tangle from which it is impossible to get free |