GRE Word List
RAMPART
a protective barrier : bulwark
The meaning of the word rampart is a protective barrier : bulwark.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prelude | an introductory performance, action, or event preceding and preparing for the principal or a more important matter |
| reprehensible | worthy of or deserving reprehension : culpable |
| implement | a device used in the performance of a task : tool |
| versatile | embracing a variety of subjects, fields, or skills |
| balk | to refuse abruptly |
| defray | to provide for the payment of : pay |
| exceptionable | being likely to cause objection : objectionable |
| optimist | a person who is inclined to be hopeful and to expect good outcomes : someone who is given to optimism |
| whimsy | whim |
| stoop | to bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees |