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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| countenance | look |
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| comeuppance | a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts |
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| title | the distinguishing name of a written, printed, or filmed production |