GRE Word List
FRANCHISE
the right or license granted to an individual or group to market a company's goods or services in a particular territory
The meaning of the word franchise is the right or license granted to an individual or group to market a company's goods or services in a particular territory.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| iconoclastic | a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions |
| maudlin | drunk enough to be emotionally silly |
| galley | a ship or boat propelled solely or chiefly by oars: such as |
| transport | to transfer or convey from one place to another |
| pejorative | a word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation |
| ooze | a soft deposit (as of mud, slime, or shells) on the bottom of a body of water |
| prophetic | of, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy |
| oust | to remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity |
| emasculate | to deprive of strength, vigor, or spirit : weaken |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |