noun a mound of earth raised to serve as a defensive fortification, often topped with a protective wall.The Romans built ramparts around the town. transitive verb to provide with or as if…
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synchronize
transitive verb to cause to occur, move, or operate at the same time or rate.The marching soldiers synchronized their steps.The assassination plotters synchronized their watches. intransitive verb to occur, move, or work…
teeter
intransitive verb to walk, stand, or behave in an unsteady manner.She teetered on the fence before falling sideways to the ground.He was teetering between laughter and tears. transitive verb to cause to…
brittle
adjective easily broken, esp. along smooth fracture lines.Her bones were brittle, and she was very afraid of falling.The freezing cold made the rubber hose brittle.She often complained of her brittle fingernails. noun…
hieroglyphic
adjective of or concerning a type of writing, esp. one used by the ancient Egyptians, that uses pictorial symbols to represent words or sounds. noun a single hieroglyphic symbol; hieroglyph.A breakthrough in…