GRE Word List
RAMPART
a protective barrier : bulwark
The meaning of the word rampart is a protective barrier : bulwark.
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suffuse | to spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light : flush |
agrarian | of or relating to fields or lands or their tenure |
throb | to pulsate or pound with abnormal force or rapidity |
astronomical | of or relating to astronomy |
nirvana | the final beatitude (see beatitude |
ambiguous | doubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness |
ominous | being or exhibiting an omen : portentous |
smother | to kill by depriving of air |
emasculate | to deprive of strength, vigor, or spirit : weaken |
unction | the act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing |