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.
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entomology | a branch of zoology that deals with insects |
mutinous | disposed to or being in a state of mutiny : rebellious |
flirt | to move erratically : flit |
queer | differing in some way from what is usual or normal : odd |
apprehend | arrest |
skulk | to move in a stealthy or furtive manner |
rake | an implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground |
trim | to remove by or as if by cutting |
reinstate | to place again (as in possession or in a former position) |
obliterate | to remove utterly from recognition or memory |