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 |
|---|---|
| discredit | to refuse to accept as true or accurate : disbelieve |
| rectify | to set right : remedy |
| conclusive | of, relating to, or being a conclusion |
| fatalism | a doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them |
| chagrin | disquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure |
| ordain | to invest (see invest |
| residual | remainder |
| unwonted | being out of the ordinary : rare |
| sectarian | of, relating to, or characteristic of a sect or sectarian |
| penumbra | a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light |