GRE Word List

RAMPART

a protective barrier : bulwark

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

Random words

WordMeaning
vagrantone who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support
harbingersomething that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come
slitherto slide on or as if on a loose gravelly surface
postulatedemand
precariousdependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments
satesatisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy
guisea form or style of dress : costume
convergeto tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet
spanglea small plate of shining metal or plastic used for ornamentation especially on clothing
cartographerone that makes maps