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 |
|---|---|
| quizzical | comically quaint |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| covetous | marked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions |
| avocation | a subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment : hobby |
| fluke | flatfish |
| innuendo | an oblique allusion : hint |
| obloquy | a strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language |
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
| reinstate | to place again (as in possession or in a former position) |
| sensitization | the action or process of sensitizing |