GRE Word List
MANUMIT
to release from slavery
The meaning of the word manumit is to release from slavery.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| jest | a joking or mocking remark |
| recite | to repeat from memory or read aloud publicly |
| trajectory | the curve that a body (such as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space |
| die | to pass from physical life : expire |
| advert | to turn the mind or attention |
| tithe | a tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment |
| labile | readily or continually undergoing chemical, physical, or biological change or breakdown : unstable |
| contention | a point advanced or maintained in a debate or argument |
| ineffable | incapable of being expressed in words : indescribable |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |