GRE Word List
FREEBOOTER
pirate
The meaning of the word freebooter is pirate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dyspeptic | indigestion |
| herbivorous | feeding on plants |
| prohibitive | tending to prohibit or restrain |
| wholesome | promoting health or well-being of mind or spirit |
| paradox | one (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases |
| enliven | to give life, action, or spirit to : animate |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| gleam | a transient appearance of subdued or partly obscured light |
| toss | to throw with a quick, light, or careless motion or with a sudden jerk |
| self-righteous | convinced of one's own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic |