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 |
|---|---|
| outmoded | not being in style |
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
| self-indulgence | excessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims |
| hoodwink | to deceive by false appearance : dupe |
| piquant | engagingly provocative |
| hortatory | hortative |
| procurement | the act or process of procuring |
| sarcasm | a sharp and often satirical or ironic utterance designed to cut or give pain |
| traduce | to expose to shame or blame by means of falsehood and misrepresentation |
| forum | the marketplace or public place of an ancient Roman city forming the center of judicial and public business |