GRE Word List
MANUMIT
to release from slavery
The meaning of the word manumit is to release from slavery.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hieroglyphic | written in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters |
| paraphernalia | the separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life |
| indubitable | too evident to be doubted : unquestionable |
| indicative | serving to indicate |
| catharsis | purification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art |
| assimilate | to take into the mind and thoroughly understand |
| chisel | a metal tool with a sharpened edge at one end used to chip, carve, or cut into a solid material (such as wood, stone, or metal) |
| inequity | injustice |
| skim | to clear (a liquid) of scum or floating substance |
| prominent | standing out or projecting beyond a surface or line : protuberant |