GRE Word List
MANUMIT
to release from slavery
The meaning of the word manumit is to release from slavery.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| patrician | a member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome |
| dawdle | to spend time idly |
| usage | firmly established and generally accepted practice or procedure |
| factious | of or relating to faction: such as |
| turmoil | a state or condition of extreme confusion, agitation, or commotion |
| projectile | a body projected by external force and continuing in motion by its own inertia |
| simulate | to give or assume the appearance or effect of often with the intent to deceive : imitate |
| careen | to put (a ship or boat) on a beach especially in order to clean, caulk, or repair the hull |
| renegade | a deserter from one faith, cause, or allegiance to another |
| dumbfound | to confound (see confound |