GRE Word List
FREEBOOTER
pirate
The meaning of the word freebooter is pirate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bugaboo | an imaginary object of fear |
| demur | to take exception : object |
| depose | to remove from a throne or other high position |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| paraphernalia | the 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 |
| feud | a mutual enmity or quarrel that is often prolonged or inveterate (see inveterate |
| intransigence | the quality or state of being intransigent |
| wither | to become dry and sapless |
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |
| viper | a 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 |