GRE Word List

MANUMIT

to release from slavery

The meaning of the word manumit is to release from slavery.

Random words

WordMeaning
initiateto cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going
obnoxiousodiously or disgustingly objectionable : highly offensive
languiddrooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak
swillwash
subsequentfollowing in time, order, or place
oddsthe probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances
indemnifyto secure against hurt, loss, or damage
dirgea song or hymn of grief or lamentation
ingenioushaving or showing an unusual aptitude for discovering, inventing, or contriving
soothsayera person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator