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 |
|---|---|
| dogged | marked by stubborn determination |
| contortions | to twist in a violent manner |
| graduate | to receive an academic degree or diploma |
| petrify | to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter |
| mellifluous | having a smooth rich flow |
| penology | a branch of criminology dealing with prison management and the treatment of offenders |
| periphery | the perimeter of a circle or other closed curve |
| satire | a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn |
| ennui | a feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction : boredom |
| accord | to grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned |