GRE Word List
FREEBOOTER
pirate
The meaning of the word freebooter is pirate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| agape | wide open : gaping |
| nip | to catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch |
| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |
| incubus | an evil spirit that lies on persons in their sleep |
| decadence | the process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent |
| verdant | green in tint or color |
| venial | of a kind that can be remitted : forgivable |
| regicide | a person who kills a king |
| tantrum | a fit of bad temper |
| temerity | unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness |