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 |
|---|---|
| outskirts | a part remote from the center : border |
| renege | to go back on a promise or commitment |
| futile | serving no useful purpose : completely ineffective |
| lode | waterway |
| dispassionate | not influenced by strong feeling |
| actuarial | of or relating to actuaries |
| pernicious | highly injurious or destructive : deadly |
| bacchanal | orgy |
| putrescent | undergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid |
| grudge | to be unwilling to give or admit : give or allow reluctantly or resentfully |