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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| inverse | opposite in order, nature, or effect |
| faction | a party or group (as within a government) that is often contentious or self-seeking : clique |
| shrivel | to draw into wrinkles especially with a loss of moisture |
| adulation | extreme or excessive admiration or flattery |
| virtual | being such in essence or effect though not formally recognized or admitted |
| livid | discolored by bruising : black-and-blue |
| bungle | to act or work clumsily and awkwardly |
| whine | to utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry |