GRE Word List
FLEET
a number of warships under a single command
The meaning of the word fleet is a number of warships under a single command.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dearth | scarcity that makes dear |
| skittish | lively or frisky in action : capricious |
| incite | to move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| mercantile | of or relating to merchants or trading |
| gobble | to swallow or eat greedily |
| arcane | known or knowable only to a few people : secret |
| traduce | to expose to shame or blame by means of falsehood and misrepresentation |
| pacify | to allay the anger or agitation of : soothe |
| executioner | one who executes |