GRE Word List

RAMPART

a protective barrier : bulwark

The meaning of the word rampart is a protective barrier : bulwark.

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sallowany of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark
trampletramp
implicitcapable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied
schemea plan or program of action
rapturean expression or manifestation of ecstasy or passion
caulkto stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe)
amnestythe act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals
palmany of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves
forestallto exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures
precipicea very steep or overhanging place