GRE Word List

RAIL

a bar extending from one post or support to another and serving as a guard or barrier

The meaning of the word rail is a bar extending from one post or support to another and serving as a guard or barrier.

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WordMeaning
laboriousinvolving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort : arduous
retractto draw back or in
tiradea protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language
centripetalproceeding or acting in a direction toward a center or axis
dooma law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England
megalomaniaa mania (see mania
protagonistthe principal character in a literary work (such as a drama or story)
painstakingtaking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort
reserveto hold in reserve : keep back
fulsomecharacterized by abundance : copious