GRE Word List

BASTION

a projecting part of a fortification

The meaning of the word bastion is a projecting part of a fortification.

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WordMeaning
rebateto reduce the force or activity of : diminish
amokan 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
fatalisma doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them
campa 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)
obliviouslacking remembrance, memory, or mindful attention
ripto tear or split apart or open
pinnacea light sailing ship
charmthe chanting or reciting of a magic spell : incantation
trajectorythe curve that a body (such as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space
attenuateto lessen the amount, force, magnitude, or value of : weaken