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 |
|---|---|
| mnemonic | assisting or intended to assist memory |
| bitter | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale |
| facetious | joking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish |
| invincible | incapable of being conquered, overcome, or subdued |
| nominal | of, relating to, or being a noun or a word or expression taking a noun construction |
| fanaticism | fanatic outlook or behavior |
| bate | to reduce the force or intensity of : restrain |
| verbalize | to express something in words |
| agrarian | of or relating to fields or lands or their tenure |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |