GRE Word List
ENFRANCHISE
to set free (as from slavery)
The meaning of the word enfranchise is to set free (as from slavery).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| coddle | to cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point |
| deplete | to empty of a principal substance |
| forthright | free from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point |
| gastronomy | the art or science of good eating |
| avarice | excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain : greediness |
| dormant | represented on a coat of arms in a lying position with the head on the forepaws |
| malleable | capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers |
| naivete | a naive remark or action |
| dutiful | filled with or motivated by a sense of duty |