GRE Word List

RAMPART

a protective barrier : bulwark

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

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predecessorone that precedes
surreptitiousdone, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine
abetto actively second and encourage (something, such as an activity or plan)
attenuateto lessen the amount, force, magnitude, or value of : weaken
bluffhaving a broad flattened front
arrayto dress or decorate especially in splendid or impressive attire : adorn
sectarianof, relating to, or characteristic of a sect or sectarian
floefloating ice formed in a large sheet on the surface of a body of water
wantonmerciless
oustto remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity