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 |
|---|---|
| urgent | calling for immediate attention : pressing |
| exodus | the mainly narrative second book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture see Bible Table |
| morgue | a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy |
| obliterate | to remove utterly from recognition or memory |
| incipient | beginning to come into being or to become apparent |
| sheer | unqualified |
| aloof | removed or distant either physically or emotionally |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| bland | smooth and soothing in manner or quality |
| consternation | amazement or dismay that hinders or throws into confusion |