GRE Word List
FILIBUSTER
an irregular military adventurer
The meaning of the word filibuster is an irregular military adventurer.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| chivalrous | valiant |
| disfigure | to impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries |
| fecundity | fruitful in offspring or vegetation : prolific |
| spoilsport | one who spoils the sport or pleasure of others |
| negligence | the quality or state of being negligent |
| frantic | emotionally out of control |
| lascivious | filled with or showing sexual desire : lewd |
| corporeal | having, consisting of, or relating to a physical material body: such as |
| fermentation | the 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 |
| untenable | not able to be defended |