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 |
|---|---|
| acknowledge | to recognize the rights, authority, or status of |
| discount | a reduction made from the gross (see gross |
| hummock | a rounded knoll or hillock |
| fawning | seeking or used to seek approval or favor by means of flattery |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| garbled | made unclear or confusing : distorted or mixed up |
| caustic | capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive |
| jingoist | extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy |
| amnesia | loss of memory due usually to brain injury, shock, fatigue, repression, or illness |
| primate | a bishop who has precedence in a province, a group of provinces, or a nation |