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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WordMeaning
annexto attach as a quality, consequence, or condition
turgidexcessively embellished in style or language : bombastic
betrayto lead astray
derelictionan intentional abandonment
martyra person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion
amazona member of a race of female warriors of Greek mythology
interdicta Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district
miscellanyseparate writings collected in one volume
primaryfirst in order of time or development : primitive
multiplicitythe quality or state of being multiple or various