GRE Word List
BOMBARDMENT
a late medieval cannon used to hurl large stones
The meaning of the word bombardment is a late medieval cannon used to hurl large stones.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| incentive | something that incites or has a tendency to incite to determination or action |
| gory | covered with gore : bloodstained |
| prosaic | characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual |
| peerless | matchless |
| ancestry | line of descent : lineage |
| soar | to fly aloft or about |
| solecism | an ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence |
| enduring | lasting |
| regimen | a systematic plan (as of diet, therapy, or medication) especially when designed to improve and maintain the health of a patient |
| ingratiate | to gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort |