GRE Word List
DISENFRANCHISE
to deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity
The meaning of the word disenfranchise is to deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| voracious | having a huge appetite : ravenous |
| obsequy | a funeral or burial rite |
| thrash | to beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog |
| weird | of strange or extraordinary character : odd |
| inalienable | incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred |
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
| disavowal | to deny responsibility for : repudiate |
| stumble | to fall into sin or waywardness |
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| mincing | affectedly dainty or delicate |