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 |
|---|---|
| optimist | a person who is inclined to be hopeful and to expect good outcomes : someone who is given to optimism |
| indifferent | marked by a lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern for something : apathetic |
| flagrant | conspicuously offensive |
| reverent | expressing or characterized by reverence : worshipful |
| susceptible | capable of submitting to an action, process, or operation |
| interregnum | the time during which a throne is vacant between two successive reigns or regimes |
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |
| lofty | elevated in character and spirit : noble |
| lustrous | reflecting light evenly and efficiently without glitter or sparkle |
| overt | open to view : manifest |