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
wanderluststrong longing for or impulse toward wandering
complementsomething that fills up, completes, or makes better or perfect
chaperona person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety
malcontenta discontented person:
temperheat of mind or emotion : proneness to anger : passion
intrinsicbelonging to the essential nature or constitution of a thing
arbitrateto act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both
valedictionan act of bidding farewell
condescendto assume an air of superiority
ravelto become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray