GRE Word List
FREEBOOTER
pirate
The meaning of the word freebooter is pirate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| slack | not using due diligence, care, or dispatch : negligent |
| ferret | a domesticated usually albino, brownish, or silver-gray animal (Mustela putorius furo) that is descended from the European polecat |
| draw | to cause to move continuously toward or after a force applied in advance : pull |
| floe | floating ice formed in a large sheet on the surface of a body of water |
| avuncular | suggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality |
| franchise | the right or license granted to an individual or group to market a company's goods or services in a particular territory |
| seemly | good-looking |
| ignominy | deep personal humiliation and disgrace |
| abate | to decrease in force or intensity |