GRE Word List

RAMPART

a protective barrier : bulwark

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

Random words

WordMeaning
fanciedimagined or believed to be true or real
pellucidadmitting maximum passage of light without diffusion or distortion
aeriethe nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop
miniaturea copy on a much reduced scale
amissin a mistaken way : wrongly
complaisantmarked by an inclination to please or oblige
welta strip between a shoe sole and upper through which they are stitched or stapled together
simianof, relating to, or resembling monkeys or apes
intellectthe power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge
favoritismthe showing of special favor : partiality