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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| archives | a place in which public records or historical materials (such as documents) are preserved |
| antiquity | ancient times |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| bacchanalia | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |
| effrontery | shameless boldness : insolence |
| matrimony | the state of being married : marriage |
| misapprehension | to apprehend wrongly : misunderstand |
| fester | to generate pus |
| consummate | extremely skilled and accomplished |
| bicameral | having, consisting of, or based on two legislative chambers (see chamber |