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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|---|---|
| linguistic | of or relating to language or linguistics |
| quisling | traitor |
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| annuity | a sum of money payable yearly or at other regular intervals |
| prosaic | characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual |
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| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |
| chasten | to correct by punishment or suffering : discipline |