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 |
|---|---|
| decoy | a pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture |
| maroon | a dark red |
| mode | an arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval |
| forswear | to make a liar of (oneself) under or as if under oath |
| inflated | distended with air or gas |
| abscond | to depart secretly and hide oneself |
| torpor | a state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility |
| analgesic | an agent producing diminished sensation to pain without loss of consciousness : a drug that is used to relieve pain and produce analgesia |
| collateral | property (such as securities) pledged by a borrower to protect the interests of the lender |
| insuperable | incapable of being surmounted, overcome, passed over, or solved |