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 |
|---|---|
| toady | one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant |
| explicate | to give a detailed explanation of |
| ardor | an often restless or transitory warmth of feeling |
| mercenary | one that serves merely for wages |
| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |
| decrepit | wasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age |
| forward | near, being at, or belonging to the forepart |
| pertinent | having a clear decisive relevance to the matter in hand |
| tithe | a tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment |
| subservient | useful in an inferior capacity : subordinate |