GRE Word List
MANUMIT
to release from slavery
The meaning of the word manumit is to release from slavery.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| incompatible | not compatible: such as |
| pessimism | an inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome |
| carefree | free from care: such as |
| ostensible | intended for display : open to view |
| cascade | a steep usually small fall of water |
| endear | to cause to become beloved or admired |
| cordon | an ornamental cord or ribbon |
| imbroglio | an acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstanding |
| grudging | unwilling |
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |