GRE Word List

FILIBUSTER

an irregular military adventurer

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

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apothegma short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism
loutto bow in respect
parchmentthe skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on
gustoan individual or special taste
embargoan order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports
expropriateto deprive of possession or proprietary rights
jettisonto get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision
venialof a kind that can be remitted : forgivable
comaa state of profound unconsciousness caused by disease, injury, or poison
tutelaryhaving the guardianship of a person or a thing