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 |
|---|---|
| impinge | encroach |
| quash | to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely |
| cogitate | to ponder or meditate on usually intently |
| perspicuous | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| desecrate | to violate the sanctity of : profane |
| prude | a person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum |
| peruse | to examine or consider with attention and in detail : study |
| recount | to relate in detail : narrate |
| ossify | to change into bone |
| debase | to lower in status, esteem, quality, or character |