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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connivancethe act of conniving
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eminentexhibiting eminence especially in standing above others in some quality or position : prominent
glossa surface luster or brightness : shine
chicanerydeception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery
renditionthe act or result of rendering something: such as
altruisticrelating to or given to altruism:
placidserenely free of interruption or disturbance
demurto take exception : object
ingrainedforming a part of the essence or inmost being : deep-seated