GRE Word List
FILIBUSTER
an irregular military adventurer
The meaning of the word filibuster is an irregular military adventurer.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| illuminate | to supply or brighten with light |
| askance | with disapproval or distrust : scornfully |
| arrogance | an attitude of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner or in presumptuous claims or assumptions |
| accoutre | to provide with equipment or furnishings : outfit |
| cogent | appealing forcibly to the mind or reason : convincing |
| appropriate | especially suitable or compatible : fitting |
| smirk | to smile in a smug or condescending way |
| contrive | devise |
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| sham | a trick that deludes : hoax |