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 |
|---|---|
| delude | to mislead the mind or judgment of : deceive |
| procurement | the act or process of procuring |
| cumulative | increasing by successive additions |
| quorum | a select group |
| leery | suspicious |
| discursive | moving from topic to topic without order : rambling |
| touchy | marked by readiness to take offense on slight provocation |
| personable | pleasant or amiable in person : attractive |
| persevere | to persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement |
| suspend | to debar temporarily especially from a privilege, office, or function |