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 |
|---|---|
| irretrievable | not retrievable : impossible to regain or recover |
| recondite | difficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : deep |
| queer | differing in some way from what is usual or normal : odd |
| whinny | to neigh especially in a low or gentle way |
| effectuate | to cause or bring about (something) : to put (something) into effect or operation : effect |
| intellect | the power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge |
| ascertain | to find out or learn with certainty |
| nicety | the quality or state of being nice |
| coalition | the act of coalescing : union |
| seduce | to persuade to disobedience or disloyalty |