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
agnostica person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable
reprisala retaliatory act
nirvanathe final beatitude (see beatitude
parryto ward off a weapon or blow
gratuitousnot called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted
shiftto exchange for or replace by another : change
eccentricdeviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways
embezzlementto appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use
inchoatebeing only partly in existence or operation : incipient
pontificalepiscopal attire