GRE Word List
MANUMIT
to release from slavery
The meaning of the word manumit is to release from slavery.
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| jurisdiction | the power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law |
| fraught | full of or accompanied by something specified |
| premonition | previous notice or warning : forewarning |
| distant | separated in space : away |
| macerate | to cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting |
| wont | accustomed |
| libel | a written statement in which a plaintiff in certain courts sets forth the cause of action or the relief sought |
| stratified | formed, deposited, or arranged in stable layers or strata |
| infidel | one who is not a Christian or who opposes Christianity |
| blowhard | an arrogantly and pompously boastful or opinionated person : braggart |