GRE Word List
MANUMIT
to release from slavery
The meaning of the word manumit is to release from slavery.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| delineate | to describe, portray, or set forth with accuracy or in detail |
| arch- | a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening) |
| fluke | flatfish |
| dour | stern |
| desultory | marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose |
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |
| hallowed | holy |
| start | to move suddenly and violently : spring |
| embroider | to ornament with needlework |
| hypothetical | involving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural |