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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integrateto form, coordinate, or blend into a functioning or unified whole : unite
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instigateto goad or urge forward : provoke
labilereadily or continually undergoing chemical, physical, or biological change or breakdown : unstable
adjurationa solemn oath
comeuppancea deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts
colloquialused in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation
standstilla state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop