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 |
|---|---|
| carapace | a bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (such as a turtle or crab) |
| disquietude | anxiety |
| supercilious | coolly and patronizingly haughty |
| zealot | a zealous person |
| vindicate | to free from allegation or blame |
| proscenium | the stage of an ancient Greek or Roman theater |
| crux | a puzzling or difficult problem : an unsolved question |
| evanescent | tending to vanish like vapor |
| retort | to pay or hurl back : return |
| supersede | to cause to be set aside |