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 |
|---|---|
| tangential | touching lightly : incidental |
| cupidity | inordinate desire for wealth : avarice |
| vex | to bring trouble, distress, or agitation to |
| tremulous | characterized by or affected with trembling or tremors |
| coax | to influence or gently urge by caressing or flattering : wheedle |
| torpor | a state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility |
| tortuous | marked by repeated twists, bends, or turns : winding |
| disinterested | not having the mind or feelings engaged (see engaged |
| swagger | to conduct oneself in an arrogant or superciliously pompous manner |
| encumber | weigh down |