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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reciprocate | to give and take mutually |
misconstrue | to interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly : misinterpret |
temerity | unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness |
cull | to select from a group : choose |
homely | suggestive or characteristic of a place of residence or home |
perceptive | responsive to sensory stimuli : discerning |
bugaboo | an imaginary object of fear |
penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
carping | marked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism |
misconduct | mismanagement especially of governmental or military responsibilities |