GRE Word List
FILIBUSTER
an irregular military adventurer
The meaning of the word filibuster is an irregular military adventurer.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| connotation | something suggested by a word or thing : implication |
| testy | easily annoyed : irritable |
| aquiline | curving like an eagle's beak |
| cameo | a gem carved in relief (see relief |
| ample | generous or more than adequate in size, scope, or capacity |
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |
| sluggish | averse to activity or exertion : indolent |
| compromise | settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions |
| figurine | a small carved or molded figure : statuette |
| bevy | a large group or collection |