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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
| dynamo | generator |
| maleficent | working or productive of harm or evil : baleful |
| inflated | distended with air or gas |
| gradation | a series forming successive stages |
| bloated | overfilled and extended with liquid, gas, food, etc. |
| apocryphal | of doubtful authenticity : spurious |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| lateral | of or relating to the side |
| coalesce | to grow together |