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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| wince | to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch |
| vestige | a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost |
| quisling | traitor |
| foolhardy | foolishly adventurous and bold : rash |
| warranted | sanction |
| onerous | involving, imposing, or constituting a burden : troublesome |
| avuncular | suggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality |
| bilious | of or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile |
| insalubrious | not conducive to health : unwholesome |
| hubbub | noise |