GRE Word List

RAMPART

a protective barrier : bulwark

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

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WordMeaning
vestigea trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost
felonone who has committed a felony
impietythe quality or state of being impious : irreverence
perverseturned away from what is right or good : corrupt
sardonicdisdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking
pronehaving a tendency or inclination : being likely
prolificproducing young or fruit especially freely : fruitful
recessionthe act or action of receding : withdrawal
muralof, relating to, or resembling a wall
idioman expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way)