GRE Word List

FILIBUSTER

an irregular military adventurer

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

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contextthe parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning
unscathedwholly unharmed : not injured
distinctdistinguishable to the eye or mind as being discrete (see discrete
insinuateto impart or suggest in an artful or indirect way : imply
hurlrush
proletariana member of the proletariat
covenanta usually formal, solemn, and binding agreement : compact
stoica member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c.
ensconceshelter
drudgerydull, irksome, and fatiguing work : uninspiring or menial labor