GRE Word List
MANUMIT
to release from slavery
The meaning of the word manumit is to release from slavery.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| furor | an angry or maniacal fit : rage |
| hubris | exaggerated pride or self-confidence |
| filth | foul or putrid matter |
| churlish | of, resembling, or characteristic of a churl : vulgar |
| moribund | being in the state of dying : approaching death |
| ruminant | an animal that chews the cud |
| wily | full of wiles : crafty |
| dossier | a file containing detailed records on a particular person or subject |
| stupor | a condition of greatly dulled or completely suspended sense or sensibility |
| atavism | recurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination |