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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| candor | unreserved, honest, or sincere expression : forthrightness |
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| illusion | a misleading image presented to the vision : optical illusion |
| decapitate | to cut off the head of : behead |
| underscore | to draw a line under : underline |
| natty | trimly neat and tidy : smart |
| embroider | to ornament with needlework |
| comprise | to be made up of |
| enrapture | to fill with delight |
| partisan | a firm adherent to a party, faction, cause, or person |