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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| efface | to eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface |
| penetrate | to pass into or through |
| sound | a particular auditory impression : tone |
| recount | to relate in detail : narrate |
| scion | descendant |
| reprobate | an unprincipled or depraved person : scoundrel |
| infidel | one who is not a Christian or who opposes Christianity |
| initiate | to cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going |
| skulk | to move in a stealthy or furtive manner |
| naivete | a naive remark or action |