GRE Word List
MANUMIT
to release from slavery
The meaning of the word manumit is to release from slavery.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ultimatum | a final proposition, condition, or demand |
| rider | one that rides |
| catastrophe | a momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin |
| apocalyptic | of, relating to, or resembling an apocalypse |
| voracious | having a huge appetite : ravenous |
| intrude | to thrust oneself in without invitation, permission, or welcome |
| distinction | the act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference |
| musty | impaired by damp or mildew : moldy |
| vivid | very strong : very high in chroma |
| predecessor | one that precedes |