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 |
|---|---|
| betoken | to typify beforehand : presage |
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| trickle | to issue or fall in drops |
| tribunal | a court or forum of justice |
| bust | a sculptured representation of the upper part of the human figure including the head and neck and usually part of the shoulders and breast |
| reprise | a musical repetition: |
| peerless | matchless |
| supple | compliant often to the point of obsequiousness |
| flip | to toss so as to cause to turn over in the air |
| hackneyed | lacking in freshness or originality |
