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 |
|---|---|
| jocular | said or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful |
| mulct | fine |
| inadvertently | unintentional |
| perturb | to cause to be worried or upset : disquiet |
| incorporeal | not corporeal : having no material body or form |
| bargain | an agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other |
| misdemeanor | a crime less serious than a felony (see felony |
| decimate | to select by lot and kill every tenth man of |
| transmute | to change or alter in form, appearance, or nature and especially to a higher form |
| fanaticism | fanatic outlook or behavior |