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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snicker | to laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter |
exemplify | to show or illustrate by example |
irremediable | not remediable |
unravel | to disengage or separate the threads of : disentangle |
heed | to pay attention |
sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |
satyr | a sylvan deity in Greek mythology having certain characteristics of a horse or goat and fond of Dionysian revelry |
nubile | of marriageable condition or age |
repulse | to drive or beat back : repel |
subtlety | the quality or state of being subtle |