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 |
|---|---|
| bungle | to act or work clumsily and awkwardly |
| conveyance | the action of conveying |
| pied | of two or more colors in blotches |
| expurgate | to cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous |
| jostle | to come in contact or into collision |
| jaunt | a usually short journey or excursion undertaken especially for pleasure |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| megalomania | a mania (see mania |
| insipid | lacking in qualities that interest, stimulate, or challenge : dull |
| capacious | containing or capable of containing a great deal |