GRE Word List
BULWARK
a solid wall-like structure raised for defense : rampart
The meaning of the word bulwark is a solid wall-like structure raised for defense : rampart.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| trilogy | a series of three dramas or literary works or sometimes three musical compositions that are closely related and develop a single theme |
| acuity | keenness of perception |
| apparent | open to view : visible |
| presume | to undertake without leave or clear justification : dare |
| mosaic | a surface decoration made by inlaying small pieces of variously colored material to form pictures or patterns |
| deadlock | a state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill |
| humdrum | monotonous |
| cleft | a space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure |
| concoct | to prepare by combining raw materials |
| fell | skin |