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 |
|---|---|
| figurative | representing by a figure or resemblance : emblematic |
| multifarious | having or occurring in great variety : diverse |
| gusty | the sensation of taste |
| improvident | not provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future |
| sleigh | an open usually horse-drawn vehicle with runners for use on snow or ice |
| rotundity | marked by roundness : rounded |
| loathe | to dislike greatly and often with disgust or intolerance : detest |
| declivity | downward inclination |
| gibe | to utter taunting words |
| digression | the act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work |