GRE Word List
BASTION
a projecting part of a fortification
The meaning of the word bastion is a projecting part of a fortification.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rebate | to reduce the force or activity of : diminish |
| amok | an episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures |
| fatalism | a doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them |
| camp | a place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers) |
| oblivious | lacking remembrance, memory, or mindful attention |
| rip | to tear or split apart or open |
| pinnace | a light sailing ship |
| charm | the chanting or reciting of a magic spell : incantation |
| trajectory | the curve that a body (such as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space |
| attenuate | to lessen the amount, force, magnitude, or value of : weaken |