GRE Word List

FREEBOOTER

pirate

The meaning of the word freebooter is pirate.

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bugabooan imaginary object of fear
demurto take exception : object
deposeto remove from a throne or other high position
sallowany of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark
paraphernaliathe separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life
feuda mutual enmity or quarrel that is often prolonged or inveterate (see inveterate
intransigencethe quality or state of being intransigent
witherto become dry and sapless
nostruma medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness
vipera common Eurasian venomous snake (Vipera berus) that attains a length of about two feet (0.6 meter), varies in color from red, brown, or gray with dark markings to black, and is usually not fatal to humans