GRE Word List
FILIBUSTER
an irregular military adventurer
The meaning of the word filibuster is an irregular military adventurer.
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| compartment | a separate division or section |
| magnate | a person of rank, power, influence, or distinction often in a specified area |
| ravel | to become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray |
| minion | a servile dependent, follower, or underling |
| killjoy | one who spoils the pleasure of others |
| susceptible | capable of submitting to an action, process, or operation |
| diurnal | active chiefly in the daytime |
| malign | evil in nature, influence, or effect : injurious |
| lineage | descent in a line from a common progenitor |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |