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 |
|---|---|
| effective | producing a decided, decisive, or desired effect |
| undertaker | one who undertakes : one who takes the risk and management of business : entrepreneur |
| stamp | to pound or crush with a pestle or a heavy instrument |
| ascribe | to refer to a supposed cause, source, or author : to say or think that (something) is caused by, comes from, or is associated with a particular person or thing |
| indict | to charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (such as a grand jury) in due form of law |
| effete | no longer fertile |
| solicit | to make petition to : entreat |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| vituperative | uttering or given to censure : containing or characterized by verbal abuse |
| genuflect | to bend the knee |