GRE Word List

MANUMIT

to release from slavery

The meaning of the word manumit is to release from slavery.

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assimilateto take into the mind and thoroughly understand
bucolicof or relating to shepherds or herdsmen : pastoral
masochista person who derives sexual gratification from being subjected to physical pain or humiliation : an individual given to masochism
plenitudethe quality or state of being full : completeness
kineticof or relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces and energy associated therewith
accelerateto move faster : to gain speed
posturethe position or bearing of the body whether characteristic or assumed for a special purpose
homogeneousof the same or a similar kind or nature
suppressto put down by authority or force : subdue
alienateto cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed