GRE Word List
FILIBUSTER
an irregular military adventurer
The meaning of the word filibuster is an irregular military adventurer.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fancied | imagined or believed to be true or real |
| allege | to assert without proof or before proving |
| optimist | a person who is inclined to be hopeful and to expect good outcomes : someone who is given to optimism |
| upbraid | to criticize severely : find fault with |
| squelch | to fall or stamp on so as to crush |
| jocular | said or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful |
| paradox | one (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases |
| denomination | an act of denominating |
| indecision | a wavering between two or more possible courses of action : irresolution |
| inimical | being adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence |