GRE Word List
BULWARK
strong wall built for defense; earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends
The meaning of the word bulwark is strong wall built for defense; earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| betoken | signify; indicate; be a sign of |
| waggish | humorous; mischievous; tricky |
| precept | practical rule guiding conduct; Ex. mother's precept |
| perspicuous | (of something) plainly expressed; easy to understand; Ex. perspicuous comments |
| inscrutable | difficult to understand; impenetrable; not readily understood; mysterious |
| sensitization | process of being made sensitive or acutely responsive to an external agent or substance; V. sensitize: make or become sensitive |
| thwart | block or hinder; baffle; frustrate |
| retard | delay (in development); ADJ. retarded: (as of a child) slower in development |
| limber | flexible; supple; pliable; V. |
| hovel | shack; small wretched house |