GRE Word List

RAMPART

a protective barrier : bulwark

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

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suffuseto spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light : flush
agrarianof or relating to fields or lands or their tenure
throbto pulsate or pound with abnormal force or rapidity
astronomicalof or relating to astronomy
nirvanathe final beatitude (see beatitude
ambiguousdoubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness
ominousbeing or exhibiting an omen : portentous
smotherto kill by depriving of air
emasculateto deprive of strength, vigor, or spirit : weaken
unctionthe act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing