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 |
|---|---|
| waive | to relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily |
| lugubrious | mournful |
| dogmatic | characterized by or given to the expression of opinions very strongly or positively as if they were facts |
| factotum | a person having many diverse activities or responsibilities |
| sultry | very hot and humid : sweltering |
| converge | to tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet |
| bar | a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening) |
| compensatory | to be equivalent to : counterbalance |
| toss | to throw with a quick, light, or careless motion or with a sudden jerk |
| agape | wide open : gaping |