GRE Word List
MANUMIT
to release from slavery
The meaning of the word manumit is to release from slavery.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| encroachment | to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another |
| impediment | something that impedes |
| rent | property (such as a house) rented or for rent |
| misgivings | a feeling of doubt or suspicion especially concerning a future event |
| whim | a capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind : fancy |
| statute | a law enacted by the legislative branch of a government |
| rebuttal | the act of rebutting especially in a legal suit |
| ligneous | of or resembling wood |
| compulsion | an act of compelling |
| febrile | marked or caused by fever : feverish |