GRE Word List
MARAUD
move in search of plunder; Ex. marauding army
The meaning of the word maraud is move in search of plunder; Ex. marauding army.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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languid | lacking energy or vitality; weary; sluggish; listless |
brave | face courageously; Ex. brave the storm |
petulant | touchy; peevish; ill-tempered |
prim | proper to the point of affectation; very precise and formal; exceedingly proper |
tribunal | court of justice |
halting | hesitant; faltering; not fluent; Ex. halting steps/voice; V. halt: proceed or act with uncertainty; falter; hesitate; waver; stop |
heresy | opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion; ADJ. heretical; CF. heretic |
estimable | (of a person) worthy of esteem; admirable; deserving esteem; possible to estimate |
gentry | people of standing(rank or position); people of good family or high social position; class of people just below nobility |
supercilious | haughty; arrogant; condescending; patronizing; CF. eyebrow, cilium |