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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| affluence | abundance of property : wealth |
| taunt | to reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner : jeer at |
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| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
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