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 |
|---|---|
| pernicious | highly injurious or destructive : deadly |
| debut | a first appearance |
| receptive | able or inclined to receive |
| deliberate | to think about or discuss issues and decisions carefully |
| caustic | capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive |
| acquiesce | to accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively |
| proscenium | the stage of an ancient Greek or Roman theater |
| acerbity | the quality of being acerbic |
| gaunt | excessively thin and angular |
| deploy | to extend (a military unit) especially in width |