GRE Word List

MANUMIT

to release from slavery

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

Random words

WordMeaning
assailto attack violently : assault
browseto eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse
galea strong current of air:
autocraticof, relating to, or being an autocracy : absolute
odiumthe state or fact of being subjected to hatred and contempt as a result of a despicable act or blameworthy circumstance
invidiousof an unpleasant or objectionable nature : obnoxious
lilliputianof, relating to, or characteristic of the Lilliputians or the island of Lilliput
mata piece of coarse, woven, plaited, or felted fabric used especially as a floor covering or a support
ferociousexhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality
willfulobstinately and often perversely self-willed