GRE Word List
BUCCANEER
any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies
The meaning of the word buccaneer is any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| porridge | a soft food made by boiling meal of grains or legumes in milk or water until thick |
| shrew | any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur |
| intimate | marked by a warm friendship developing through long association |
| infer | to derive as a conclusion from facts or premises |
| exclaim | to cry out or speak in strong or sudden emotion |
| pediatrician | a specialist in pediatrics |
| crone | a cruel or ugly old woman |
| animus | a usually prejudiced and often spiteful or malevolent ill will |
| cogitate | to ponder or meditate on usually intently |
| tutelary | having the guardianship of a person or a thing |