GRE Word List
FREEBOOTER
pirate
The meaning of the word freebooter is pirate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| grievance | a cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance |
| subsistence | real being : existence |
| nutritious | nourishing |
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
| immolate | to kill or destroy especially by fire |
| brook | creek |
| placebo | a usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder |
| raconteur | a person who excels in telling anecdotes |
| putative | commonly accepted or supposed |
| proviso | an article or clause (as in a contract) that introduces a condition |