GRE Word List

FILIBUSTER

an irregular military adventurer

The meaning of the word filibuster is an irregular military adventurer.

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chivalrousvaliant
disfigureto impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries
fecundityfruitful in offspring or vegetation : prolific
spoilsportone who spoils the sport or pleasure of others
negligencethe quality or state of being negligent
franticemotionally out of control
lasciviousfilled with or showing sexual desire : lewd
corporealhaving, consisting of, or relating to a physical material body: such as
fermentationthe enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity
untenablenot able to be defended