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 |
|---|---|
| chant | to make melodic sounds with the voice |
| avalanche | a large mass of snow, ice, earth, rock, or other material in swift motion down a mountainside or over a precipice |
| slacken | to make less active : slow up |
| epilogue | a concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work |
| debase | to lower in status, esteem, quality, or character |
| hypocritical | characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy |
| nocturnal | of, relating to, or occurring in the night |
| pharisaical | marked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness |
| prologue | the preface or introduction to a literary work |
| bereaved | suffering the death of a loved one |