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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rabble | a disorganized or confused collection of things |
| vernacular | using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language |
| pliant | pliable |
| sow | an adult female swine |
| tortuous | marked by repeated twists, bends, or turns : winding |
| cupidity | inordinate desire for wealth : avarice |
| argot | the language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group |
| coquette | a woman who endeavors without sincere affection to gain the attention and admiration of men |
| eschew | to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun |
| mogul | an Indian Muslim of or descended from one of several conquering groups of Mongol, Turkish, and Persian origin |