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.
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Word | Meaning |
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tangential | touching lightly : incidental |
cupidity | inordinate desire for wealth : avarice |
vex | to bring trouble, distress, or agitation to |
tremulous | characterized by or affected with trembling or tremors |
coax | to influence or gently urge by caressing or flattering : wheedle |
torpor | a state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility |
tortuous | marked by repeated twists, bends, or turns : winding |
disinterested | not having the mind or feelings engaged (see engaged |
swagger | to conduct oneself in an arrogant or superciliously pompous manner |
encumber | weigh down |