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

WordMeaning
raptlifted up and carried away
muskyhaving an odor of or resembling musk
erroneouscontaining or characterized by error : mistaken
quaintpleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar
cornucopiaa curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance
idioman expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way)
pento shut in or as if in a pen
banallacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite
stoopto bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees
covetousmarked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions