GRE Word List
MANUMIT
to release from slavery
The meaning of the word manumit is to release from slavery.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| carrion | dead and putrefying flesh |
| effrontery | shameless boldness : insolence |
| friction | the rubbing of one body against another |
| sleight | deceitful craftiness |
| abolish | to end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul |
| perigee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is nearest to the center of the earth |
| lexicographer | an author or editor of a dictionary |
| hapless | having no luck : unfortunate |
| didactic | designed or intended to teach |
| imbecility | the quality or state of being very stupid or foolish : utter foolishness |