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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palleta straw-filled tick or mattress
rejoinderthe defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication
precisa concise summary of essential points, statements, or facts
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profusionlavish expenditure : extravagance
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cavaliermarked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain