GRE Word List

FILIBUSTER

an irregular military adventurer

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

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WordMeaning
latentpresent and capable of emerging or developing but not now visible, obvious, active, or symptomatic
bereavementthe state or fact of being bereaved or deprived of something or someone
simplisticexcessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details
conveyancethe action of conveying
bungleto act or work clumsily and awkwardly
persevereto persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement
trimto remove by or as if by cutting
equivocateto use equivocal language especially with intent to deceive
refectorya dining hall (as in a monastery or college)
growlrumble