GRE Word List
RAMPART
a protective barrier : bulwark
The meaning of the word rampart is a protective barrier : bulwark.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| impersonal | having no personal reference or connection |
| diaphanous | characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through |
| infernal | of or relating to a nether world of the dead |
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |
| staccato | cut short or apart in performing : disconnected |
| effigy | an image or representation especially of a person |
| touchy | marked by readiness to take offense on slight provocation |
| nectar | the drink of the Greek and Roman gods |
| ruse | a wily subterfuge |
| glitter | to shine by reflection with many small flashes of brilliant light : sparkle |