GRE Word List
MANUMIT
to release from slavery
The meaning of the word manumit is to release from slavery.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| assail | to attack violently : assault |
| browse | to eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse |
| gale | a strong current of air: |
| autocratic | of, relating to, or being an autocracy : absolute |
| odium | the state or fact of being subjected to hatred and contempt as a result of a despicable act or blameworthy circumstance |
| invidious | of an unpleasant or objectionable nature : obnoxious |
| lilliputian | of, relating to, or characteristic of the Lilliputians or the island of Lilliput |
| mat | a piece of coarse, woven, plaited, or felted fabric used especially as a floor covering or a support |
| ferocious | exhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality |
| willful | obstinately and often perversely self-willed |