GRE Word List
MANUMIT
to release from slavery
The meaning of the word manumit is to release from slavery.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vaunted | highly or widely praised or boasted about |
| suavity | smoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated |
| brocade | a rich silk fabric with raised patterns in gold and silver |
| stammer | to make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter |
| noncommittal | giving no clear indication of attitude or feeling |
| converge | to tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet |
| scurvy | a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes |
| sheer | unqualified |
| fleece | the coat of wool covering a wool-bearing animal (such as a sheep) |
| adventitious | coming from another source and not inherent or innate |