GRE Word List
FILIBUSTER
an irregular military adventurer
The meaning of the word filibuster is an irregular military adventurer.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |
| pry | to look closely or inquisitively |
| affront | to insult especially to the face by behavior or language |
| assail | to attack violently : assault |
| monetary | of or relating to money or to the mechanisms by which it is supplied to and circulates in the economy |
| seamy | having the rough side of the seam showing |
| simper | to smile in a silly, affected, or ingratiating manner |
| burgeon | to send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout |
| hypothetical | involving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural |
| prowess | distinguished bravery |