GRE Word List
FILIBUSTER
an irregular military adventurer
The meaning of the word filibuster is an irregular military adventurer.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lax | loose |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |
| fit | acceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper |
| disburse | to pay out : expend especially from a fund |
| clairvoyant | having clairvoyance : able to see beyond the range of ordinary perception |
| meek | enduring injury with patience and without resentment : mild |
| tirade | a protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language |
| sinister | singularly evil or productive of evil |
| expenditure | the act or process of expending |