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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| obsequious | marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness |
| omniscient | having infinite awareness, understanding, and insight |
| sedate | keeping a quiet steady attitude or pace : unruffled |
| defiance | the act or an instance of defying : challenge |
| fiat | an authoritative or arbitrary order : decree |
| ungainly | lacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy |
| tremulous | characterized by or affected with trembling or tremors |
| muster | a representative specimen (see specimen |
| rabies | an acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated |
| reserve | to hold in reserve : keep back |