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 |
|---|---|
| ceremonious | devoted to forms and ceremony |
| pare | to trim off an outside, excess, or irregular part of |
| manifesto | a written statement declaring publicly the intentions, motives, or views of its issuer |
| permissive | granted on sufferance : tolerated |
| veracity | conformity with truth or fact : accuracy |
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| implode | to burst inward |
| embitter | to excite bitter feelings in |
| recipient | one that receives : receiver |
| toxic | containing or being poisonous material especially when capable of causing death or serious debilitation |