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 |
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| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| delude | to mislead the mind or judgment of : deceive |
| marred | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
| natation | the action or art of swimming |
| delta | the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet see Alphabet Table |
| creed | a brief authoritative formula of religious belief |
| miscellaneous | consisting of diverse things or members : heterogeneous |
| proliferate | to grow by rapid production of new parts, cells, buds, or offspring |
| pendulous | poised without visible support |
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