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
chantto make melodic sounds with the voice
avalanchea large mass of snow, ice, earth, rock, or other material in swift motion down a mountainside or over a precipice
slackento make less active : slow up
epiloguea concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work
debaseto lower in status, esteem, quality, or character
hypocriticalcharacterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy
nocturnalof, relating to, or occurring in the night
pharisaicalmarked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness
prologuethe preface or introduction to a literary work
bereavedsuffering the death of a loved one