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
calorificcaloric
harrowingacutely distressing or painful
catechismoral instruction
perpetrateto bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit
staccatocut short or apart in performing : disconnected
frivolousof little weight or importance
propagateto cause to continue or increase by sexual or asexual reproduction
cornucopiaa curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance
ficklemarked by lack of steadfastness, constancy, or stability : given to erratic changeableness
noveltysomething new or unusual