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 |
|---|---|
| mauve | a moderate purple, violet, or lilac color |
| demur | to take exception : object |
| discursive | moving from topic to topic without order : rambling |
| cite | to call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court) |
| unctuous | having, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality |
| flit | to pass quickly or abruptly from one place or condition to another |
| motif | a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts) |
| trident | a 3-pronged spear serving in classical mythology as the attribute of a sea god (such as Neptune) |
| desultory | marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose |
| lineaments | an outline, feature, or contour of a body or figure and especially of a face |