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 |
|---|---|
| dispel | to drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate |
| downcast | low in spirit : dejected |
| abscission | the act or process of cutting off : removal |
| adjuration | a solemn oath |
| congruent | congruous |
| warble | a melodious succession of low pleasing sounds |
| sledge | sledgehammer |
| gouge | a chisel with a concavo-convex cross section |
| transpose | to change the relative place or normal order of : alter the sequence of |
| distinctive | marking as separate or different : serving to distinguish |