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 |
|---|---|
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| swelter | to suffer, sweat, or be faint from heat |
| irremediable | not remediable |
| mirth | gladness or gaiety as shown by or accompanied with laughter |
| contrivance | a thing contrived |
| desolate | devoid of inhabitants and visitors : deserted |
| epic | a long narrative poem in elevated style recounting the deeds of a legendary or historical hero |
| muddle | to make turbid or muddy |
| epistemologist | the study or a theory of the nature and grounds of knowledge especially with reference to its limits and validity |
| dribble | to issue sporadically and in small bits |