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 |
|---|---|
| skim | to clear (a liquid) of scum or floating substance |
| stratum | a bed or layer artificially made |
| shangri-la | a remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia |
| platitude | the quality or state of being dull or insipid |
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |
| gist | essence; main point; substance |
| nondescript | belonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described |
| bookish | of or relating to books |
| piecemeal | one piece at a time : gradually |
| correlate | either of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife) |