GRE Word List

FREEBOOTER

pirate

The meaning of the word freebooter is pirate.

Random words

WordMeaning
bulgeto jut out : swell
adroithaving or showing skill, cleverness, or resourcefulness in handling situations
clouta piece of cloth or leather : rag
phoenixa legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period
senilitythe quality or state of being senile : the physical and mental decline associated with old age
minutiaea minute or minor detail
proprietythe quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness
atrocitya shockingly bad or atrocious act, object, or situation
skinflinta person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser
quibbleto evade the point of an argument by caviling about words