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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mock | to treat with contempt or ridicule : deride |
| saboteur | one that practices sabotage |
| elucidate | to make lucid especially by explanation or analysis |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| disabuse | to free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy |
| circumscribe | to constrict (see constrict |
| proponent | one who argues in favor of something : advocate |
| gainsay | to declare to be untrue or invalid |
| heedless | not taking heed : inconsiderate |
| madrigal | a medieval short lyrical poem in a strict poetic form |