GRE Word List
MANUMIT
to release from slavery
The meaning of the word manumit is to release from slavery.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| deb\^acle | sudden disastrous downfall or defeat; complete disaster |
| equanimity | evenness of mind especially under stress |
| abhor | to regard with extreme repugnance : to feel hatred or loathing for : loathe |
| apropos | being both relevant and opportune |
| hem | a border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down |
| dulcet | sweet to the taste |
| eccentric | deviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways |
| ordeal | a primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control |
| disclaim | to make a disclaimer |
| gall | brazen boldness coupled with impudent assurance and insolence |