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 |
|---|---|
| sheaf | a quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together |
| pusillanimous | lacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity |
| dogged | marked by stubborn determination |
| affluence | abundance of property : wealth |
| venue | locale |
| entity | being |
| convoke | to call together to a meeting |
| withhold | to hold back from action : check |
| unassuming | not assuming : modest |
| labile | readily or continually undergoing chemical, physical, or biological change or breakdown : unstable |