GRE Word List
GALLEON
large three-masted sailing ship
The meaning of the word galleon is large three-masted sailing ship.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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sneak | move, give, or take in a quiet, stealthy way; N: one who sneaks; ADJ. sneaky |
impetus | moving force; momentum; force of a moving body; incentive; stimulus; impulse |
domineer | rule over tyrannically |
dazzle | make blind with a sudden intense light; amaze; fill with wonder |
colossal | huge |
antecedents | preceding events that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background |
facile | easily accomplished; ready or fluent; superficial; not deep; Ex. facile solution to a complex problem; Ex. facile speaker; N. facility: ability to do something easily and well; ease in doing resulting from skill or aptitude; something that facilitates an action; amenity; Ex. with great facility |
pallet | small poor bed; Ex. straw pallet |
preamble | introductory statement |
transition | going from one state of action to another |