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 |
|---|---|
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
| desiccate | to dry up |
| remittance | a sum of money remitted |
| absolve | to set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt |
| graze | to feed on growing herbage, attached algae, or phytoplankton |
| vouch | to supply supporting evidence or testimony |
| exploit | deed |
| transitory | of brief duration : temporary |
| arid | excessively dry |
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |