GRE Word List

MANUMIT

to release from slavery

The meaning of the word manumit is to release from slavery.

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WordMeaning
germinalbeing in the earliest stage of development
practicablecapable of being put into practice or of being done or accomplished : feasible
preludean introductory performance, action, or event preceding and preparing for the principal or a more important matter
pulchritudephysical comeliness
makeshifta usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute
recoursea turning to someone or something for help or protection
malapropismthe usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase
vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life
nonplusa state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary
imperiousmarked by arrogant assurance : domineering