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
accostto approach and speak to (someone) in an often challenging or aggressive way
smeltany of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste
hypotheticalinvolving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural
comprehendto grasp the nature, significance, or meaning of
misanthropea person who hates or distrusts humankind
flipto toss so as to cause to turn over in the air
mortifyto subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame
painstakingtaking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort
volatilecharacterized by or subject to rapid or unexpected change
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)