GRE Word List
BOMBARDMENT
attack (as with missiles or bombs); V. bombard
The meaning of the word bombardment is attack (as with missiles or bombs); V. bombard.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| polity | (particular form of) political organization; form of government of nation or state; Ex. student polity |
| flighty | (esp. of a woman's behavior) capricious; often changing, esp. from one lover to another; impulsive |
| assuage | mak less severe; ease or lessen (pain); satisfy (hunger); soothe (anger) |
| juggernaut | irresistible crushing force; overwhelming advancing force that crushes everything in its path |
| barrage | barrier laid down by artillery fire; overwhelming profusion; large number of questions or statements; Ex. a barrage of criticism |
| millennium | thousand-year period (as in the New Testament); hoped-for period of happiness and prosperity |
| wade | walk through a substance, such as water, that impedes movement |
| disconcert | confuse; upset; embarrass; perturb |
| patina | green crust on old bronze works or copper; tone slowly taken by varnished painting |
| fluster | confuse; make nervous and confused; N. |
