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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| stamina | the bodily or mental capacity to sustain a prolonged stressful effort or activity : endurance |
| sensuous | of or relating to the senses or sensible objects |
| devolve | to pass on (something, such as responsibility, rights, or powers) from one person or entity to another |
| sturdy | firmly built or constituted : stout |
| tangible | capable of being perceived especially by the sense of touch : palpable |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| lax | loose |
| temporal | of or relating to time as opposed to eternity |
| bereft | deprived or robbed of the possession or use of something |
| adulation | extreme or excessive admiration or flattery |