GRE Word List
MANUMIT
to release from slavery
The meaning of the word manumit is to release from slavery.
Random words
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| cabal | the contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government) |
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| libel | a written statement in which a plaintiff in certain courts sets forth the cause of action or the relief sought |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| gambit | a chess opening in which a player risks one or more pawns or a minor piece to gain an advantage in position |
| indigent | suffering from extreme poverty : impoverished |
| inimical | being adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence |
| corrode | to eat away by degrees as if by gnawing |
| nausea | a stomach distress with distaste for food and an urge to vomit |
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