GRE Word List

GALLEON

a heavy square-rigged sailing ship of the 15th to early 18th centuries used for war or commerce especially by the Spanish

The meaning of the word galleon is a heavy square-rigged sailing ship of the 15th to early 18th centuries used for war or commerce especially by the Spanish.

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WordMeaning
errantbehaving wrongly
inclusivebroad in orientation or scope
lucidsuffused with light : luminous
abbreviateto make briefer
foolhardyfoolishly adventurous and bold : rash
adjurationa solemn oath
pellucidadmitting maximum passage of light without diffusion or distortion
cholericeasily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger : hot-tempered
abstemiousmarked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol
ineluctablenot to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable