RAMPANT (Adj.) AND RAMPART(Noun)

RAMPANT (Adj.)

Meaning- describes something common, spreading quickly and that is difficult to control.

Mnemonic trick- The word rampant contains word RAM. Followers of lord RAM are common and they are spreading quickly. Therefore, rampant means something that is common, spreading quickly and that is difficult to control.

Synonym- UNBRIDLED

Uses-

• ·         Stopping of rampant crime was main issue in the elections.
• ·         There is a concern by local officials about the rampant crime wave that is going on in the city.
• ·         There have been rampant wildfires which have destroyed many homes in Colorado and California.

RAMPART(Noun)

Meaning- A high wide wall of stone or earth with a path on top, built around a castle, town etc. to defend it.

Mnemonic trick- The word rampart contains word Ram. In Ramayana, an army of Ram made a rampart to save them from arrows of Ravana. Therefore, rampart means the high wide wall of stones built around a castle, town etc. to defend them.

Synonym- BULWARK, FORTIFICATION, EMBANKMENT

Uses-

•          Fearing an enemy attack, the soldiers stared building a rampart around the castle.
•          Mahi river is surrounded by an old disused rampart and adorned by various Hindu temples.
•          Two years after the rebellion, a rampart was raised around the town pierced by four gates on the land side.
•          Does n’ t PM modi raising the issue of Balochistan from the ramparts of red fort emphasize the seriousness of human rights violation committed by Pakistan?