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 |
|---|---|
| salubrious | favorable to or promoting health or well-being |
| embezzlement | to appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use |
| prevalent | generally or widely accepted, practiced, or favored : widespread |
| unexceptionable | not open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable |
| debut | a first appearance |
| opalescent | reflecting an iridescent light |
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |
| revile | to subject to verbal abuse : vituperate |
| devious | wandering |
| attire | to put garments on : dress |