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

WordMeaning
interpolateto alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter
chroniccontinuing or occurring again and again for a long time
recessthe action of receding : recession
filigreeornamental work especially of fine wire of gold, silver, or copper applied chiefly to gold and silver surfaces
incoherentlacking coherence: such as
apparentopen to view : visible
embezzlementto appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use
hindsightperception of the nature of an event after it has happened
dowseto plunge into water
curmudgeona crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man