GRE Word List
MANUMIT
to release from slavery
The meaning of the word manumit is to release from slavery.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| earn | to receive as return for effort and especially for work done or services rendered |
| ratify | to approve and sanction formally : confirm |
| cognizance | a distinguishing mark or emblem (such as a heraldic bearing) |
| artifacts | a usually simple object (such as a tool or ornament) showing human workmanship or modification as distinguished from a natural object |
| execrate | to declare to be evil or detestable : denounce |
| vicissitude | the quality or state of being changeable : mutability |
| ratiocination | the process of exact thinking : reasoning |
| stratified | formed, deposited, or arranged in stable layers or strata |
| skulduggery | underhanded or unscrupulous behavior |
| defect | an imperfection or abnormality that impairs quality, function, or utility : shortcoming |