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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| trim | to remove by or as if by cutting |
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| airy | of or relating to air : atmospheric |
| dribble | to issue sporadically and in small bits |
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