GRE Word List
FREEBOOTER
pirate
The meaning of the word freebooter is pirate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| harping | a plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard |
| inchoate | being only partly in existence or operation : incipient |
| procurement | the act or process of procuring |
| indigence | a level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking |
| surrogate | one appointed to act in place of another : deputy |
| adage | a saying often in metaphorical form that typically embodies a common observation |
| reprimand | a severe or formal reproof |
| orient | to direct (something, such as a book or film) toward the interests of a particular group |
| incite | to move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on |
| clap | to strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise |