GRE Word List
MANUMIT
to release from slavery
The meaning of the word manumit is to release from slavery.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| aesthetic | of, relating to, or dealing with aesthetics or the beautiful |
| kindle | to start (a fire) burning : light |
| hegemony | preponderant influence or authority over others : domination |
| exacting | tryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands |
| fickle | marked by lack of steadfastness, constancy, or stability : given to erratic changeableness |
| artery | any of the tubular branching muscular- and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body |
| synthesis | the composition or combination of parts or elements so as to form a whole |
| peroration | the concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration |
| mangy | affected with or resulting from mange |
| malapropism | the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase |