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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| inveterate | confirmed in a habit : habitual |
| condone | to regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless |
| tedium | the quality or state of being tedious : tediousness |
| malevolent | having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred |
| meter | systematically arranged and measured rhythm (see rhythm |
| orator | one who delivers an oration |
| spurious | born to parents not married to each other |
| sunder | to break apart or in two : separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space |
| naivete | a naive remark or action |
| armada | a fleet of warships |