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 |
|---|---|
| implode | to burst inward |
| bluster | to talk or act with noisy swaggering threats |
| impecunious | having very little or no money usually habitually : penniless |
| standstill | a state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| crescendo | a gradual increase |
| emend | to correct usually by textual alterations |
| schism | division |
| celestial | of, relating to, or suggesting heaven or divinity |
| fulsome | characterized by abundance : copious |