GRE Word List

RAMPANT

rearing upon the hind legs with forelegs extended

The meaning of the word rampant is rearing upon the hind legs with forelegs extended.

Random words

WordMeaning
deleteriousharmful often in a subtle or unexpected way
strangleto choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle
prototypean original model on which something is patterned : archetype
itineranttraveling from place to place
whima capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind : fancy
aberrantdeviating from the usual or natural type : atypical
beseechto beg for urgently or anxiously
symbiosisthe living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism)
inconsistencyan instance of being inconsistent
blusterto talk or act with noisy swaggering threats