GRE Word List

FREEBOOTER

pirate

The meaning of the word freebooter is pirate.

Random words

WordMeaning
promontorya high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water
paltryinferior
staidmarked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober
acmethe highest point or stage
tensioninner striving, unrest, or imbalance often with physiological indication of emotion
excisean internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity
unrequitednot requited : not reciprocated or returned in kind
grouseany of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds
espionagethe practice of spying or using spies to obtain information about the plans and activities especially of a foreign government or a competing company
severto put or keep apart : divide