GRE Word List
MANUMIT
to release from slavery
The meaning of the word manumit is to release from slavery.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fervid | very hot : burning |
| din | a loud continued noise |
| consort | associate |
| sovereign | one possessing or held to possess supreme political power or sovereignty |
| natal | native |
| miasma | a vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| animadversion | a critical and usually censorious remark |
| stem_from | arise from; originate from |
| testator | a person who dies leaving a will or testament in force |