GRE Word List
MANUMIT
to release from slavery
The meaning of the word manumit is to release from slavery.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rig | to fit out with rigging |
| didactic | designed or intended to teach |
| eerie | so mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine |
| bearing | the manner in which one behaves or comports oneself : the manner in which one bears (see bear |
| palatial | of, relating to, or being a palace |
| impugn | to assail by words or arguments : oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity |
| prey | an animal taken by a predator as food |
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |
| quench | put out |
| amalgam | a mixture of different elements |