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 |
|---|---|
| amoral | having or showing no concern about whether behavior is morally right or wrong |
| abscission | the act or process of cutting off : removal |
| catcall | a loud or raucous cry made especially to express disapproval (as at a sports event) |
| oratorio | a lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery |
| inquisitor | one who inquires or makes inquisition |
| parley | to speak with another : confer |
| castrate | to deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes |
| passive | acted upon by an external agency |
| flotsam | floating wreckage of a ship or its cargo |
| tantalize | to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach |