GRE Word List
RAMPART
a protective barrier : bulwark
The meaning of the word rampart is a protective barrier : bulwark.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bawdy | boisterously or humorously indecent |
| ecclesiastic | ecclesiastical |
| denouement | the final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work |
| askance | with disapproval or distrust : scornfully |
| apprehend | arrest |
| vivisection | the cutting of or operation on a living animal usually for physiological or pathological investigation |
| animosity | a strong feeling of dislike or hatred : ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility : an antagonistic attitude |
| dummy | a person who is incapable of speaking |
| mannerism | exaggerated or affected (see affected |
| tepid | moderately warm : lukewarm |