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 |
|---|---|
| extol | to praise highly : glorify |
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
| ransack | to look through thoroughly in often a rough way |
| sporadic | occurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances |
| accrue | to come into existence as a legally enforceable claim |
| illusion | a misleading image presented to the vision : optical illusion |
| wane | to decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle |
| molten | fused or liquefied by heat : melted |
| leery | suspicious |
| aviary | a place for keeping birds confined |