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 |
|---|---|
| fallible | liable to be erroneous |
| lurid | causing horror or revulsion : gruesome |
| slink | to go or move stealthily or furtively (as in fear or shame) : steal |
| censorious | marked by or given to censure (see censure |
| slavish | of or characteristic of someone held in forced servitude |
| pulse | the regular expansion of an artery caused by the ejection of blood into the arterial system by the contractions of the heart |
| stodgy | having a rich filling quality : heavy |
| worldly | of, relating to, or devoted to this world and its pursuits rather than to religion or spiritual affairs |
| bastard | a child born to parents who are not married to each other |
| dissent | to withhold assent or approval |