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 |
|---|---|
| flux | a flowing of fluid from the body: such as |
| intervene | to occur, fall, or come between points of time or events |
| casual | subject to, resulting from, or occurring by chance |
| transcendent | exceeding usual limits : surpassing |
| predispose | to dispose in advance |
| insubstantial | not substantial: such as |
| circlet | a little circle |
| grunt | to utter a grunt |
| adversity | a state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune |
| intelligentsia | intellectuals who form an artistic, social, or political vanguard or elite |