GRE Word List
MANUMIT
to release from slavery
The meaning of the word manumit is to release from slavery.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| retain | to keep in possession or use |
| decadence | the process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent |
| extort | to obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring |
| despot | a ruler with absolute power and authority |
| auroral | dawn |
| ensue | to strive to attain : pursue |
| intrinsic | belonging to the essential nature or constitution of a thing |
| axiom | a statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate |
| anthropologist | the science of human beings |
| inveigh | to protest or complain bitterly or vehemently : rail |