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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ablution | the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite) |
| nether | situated down or below : lower |
| contravene | to go or act contrary to : violate |
| feasible | capable of being done or carried out |
| ennui | a feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction : boredom |
| knack | a special ready capacity that is hard to analyze or teach |
| willowy | abounding with willows |
| curmudgeon | a crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man |
| herbivorous | feeding on plants |
| forge | a furnace or a shop with its furnace where metal is heated and wrought : smithy |