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 |
|---|---|
| substantiate | to give substance or form to : embody |
| clap | to strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise |
| anachronism | an error in chronology |
| haven | harbor |
| asunder | into parts |
| paradigm | example |
| indigenous | produced, growing, living, or occurring natively or naturally in a particular region or environment |
| maritime | of, relating to, or bordering on the sea |
| pitfall | trap |
| ligneous | of or resembling wood |