GRE Word List
BASTION
stronghold; something seen as a source of protection; Ex. the last bastion of male chauvinism
The meaning of the word bastion is stronghold; something seen as a source of protection; Ex. the last bastion of male chauvinism.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| infraction | violation (of a rule or regulation); breach |
| viscid | adhesive; gluey |
| discordant | not harmonious; conflicting |
| stymie | thwart; present an obstacle; stump |
| stupefy | stun; make numb (as with a drug); amaze |
| flail | beat with or as if with a flail; move wildly; thresh grain by hand; strike or slap; toss about; N: threshing tool consisting of a stick swinging from the end of a long handle |
| exquisite | delicate; very finely made; extremely beautiful; Ex. exquisite piece of jewelry |
| pert | (esp. of a girl or young woman) impertinent; forward; trim; jaunty; Ex. pert young miss/hat |
| tundra | rolling treeless plain in Siberia and arctic North America |
| diurnal | daily; occurring during the daytime |