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 |
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dabble | to work or involve oneself superficially or intermittently especially in a secondary activity or interest |
apiarist | beekeeper |
granulate | to form or crystallize into grains or granules |
nonentity | something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination |
legato | in a manner that is smooth and connected (as between successive tones) |
incarnate | invested with bodily and especially human nature and form |
harry | to make a pillaging or destructive raid on : assault |
plaudit | an act or round of applause |
plait | pleat |
venerate | to regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference |