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 |
|---|---|
| slapdash | haphazard |
| incredulous | unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical |
| subordinate | placed in or occupying a lower class, rank, or position : inferior |
| withdrawn | removed from immediate contact or easy approach : isolated |
| waft | to move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium |
| predecessor | one that precedes |
| supplant | to supersede (another) especially by force or treachery |
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| promontory | a high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water |
| disparity | a noticeable and usually significant difference or dissimilarity |