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 |
|---|---|
| menace | a show of intention to inflict harm : threat |
| coax | to influence or gently urge by caressing or flattering : wheedle |
| vassal | a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant |
| oversee | survey |
| entomology | a branch of zoology that deals with insects |
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| engaged | involved in activity : occupied |
| avocation | a subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment : hobby |
| quagmire | soft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot |
| august | marked by majestic dignity or grandeur |