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 |
|---|---|
| scavenge | to remove (dirt, refuse, etc.) from an area |
| malfeasance | wrongdoing or misconduct especially by a public official |
| lag | one that lags or is last |
| implacable | not placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated |
| corrugated | having corrugations |
| libertine | a freethinker especially in religious matters |
| stodgy | having a rich filling quality : heavy |
| antagonism | opposition of a conflicting force, tendency, or principle |
| benevolent | marked by or disposed to doing good |
| juggernaut | a massive inexorable force, campaign, movement, or object that crushes whatever is in its path |