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 |
|---|---|
| thrifty | given to or marked by economy and good management |
| indigent | suffering from extreme poverty : impoverished |
| nutritious | nourishing |
| doom | a law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England |
| mottled | marked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors |
| centrifugal | proceeding or acting in a direction away from a center or axis |
| eccentric | deviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways |
| granulate | to form or crystallize into grains or granules |
| ironic | relating to, containing, or constituting irony |
| lexicographer | an author or editor of a dictionary |