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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gauche | lacking social experience or grace |
| odyssey | a long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune |
| philistine | a native or inhabitant of ancient Philistia |
| gallows | a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged |
| requiem | a mass for the dead |
| depredation | to lay waste : plunder |
| dubious | unsettled in opinion : doubtful |
| devout | committed or devoted to religion or to religious duties or exercises |
| conservatory | a greenhouse for growing or displaying plants |
| cogent | appealing forcibly to the mind or reason : convincing |