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 |
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| accord | to grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned |
| accost | to approach and speak to (someone) in an often challenging or aggressive way |
| potential | existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality |
| regale | to entertain sumptuously : feast with delicacies |
| listless | characterized by lack of interest, energy, or spirit |
| unguent | a soothing or healing salve : ointment |
| zany | very eccentric (see eccentric |
| placebo | a usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder |
| foster | having, relating to, or being the relationship between a foster parent and the child who the foster parent cares for |
| beget | to procreate as the father : sire |