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 |
|---|---|
| foreshadow | to represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure |
| incendiary | igniting combustible materials spontaneously |
| evanescent | tending to vanish like vapor |
| terse | using few words : devoid of superfluity |
| orgy | secret ceremonial rites held in honor of an ancient Greek or Roman deity and usually characterized by ecstatic singing and dancing |
| glossy | having a surface luster or brightness |
| stink | to emit a strong offensive odor |
| waive | to relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily |
| 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") |
| cavalcade | a procession (see procession |