GRE Word List
STOCKADE
a line of stout posts set firmly to form a defense
The meaning of the word stockade is a line of stout posts set firmly to form a defense.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| partiality | the quality or state of being partial : bias |
| plasticity | the quality or state of being plastic |
| attrition | sorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God |
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| sullen | gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed |
| escapade | a usually adventurous action that runs counter to approved or conventional conduct |
| ligneous | of or resembling wood |
| cemetery | a burial ground |
| rout | a state of wild confusion or disorderly retreat |
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