GRE Word List
ENFRANCHISE
to set free (as from slavery)
The meaning of the word enfranchise is to set free (as from slavery).
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|---|---|
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| spectrum | a continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order |
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| penetrate | to pass into or through |
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| projectile | a body projected by external force and continuing in motion by its own inertia |