GRE Word List
FREEBOOTER
pirate
The meaning of the word freebooter is pirate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| promontory | a high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water |
| paltry | inferior |
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |
| acme | the highest point or stage |
| tension | inner striving, unrest, or imbalance often with physiological indication of emotion |
| excise | an internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity |
| unrequited | not requited : not reciprocated or returned in kind |
| grouse | any 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 |
| espionage | the practice of spying or using spies to obtain information about the plans and activities especially of a foreign government or a competing company |
| sever | to put or keep apart : divide |