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 |
|---|---|
| canter | one who uses cant: such as |
| severity | the quality or state of being severe : the condition of being very bad, serious, unpleasant, or harsh |
| saunter | to walk about in an idle or leisurely manner : stroll |
| beleaguer | besiege |
| impartial | not partial or biased : treating or affecting all equally |
| solitude | the quality or state of being alone or remote from society : seclusion |
| veritable | being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary |
| quisling | traitor |
| matrimony | the state of being married : marriage |
| knell | a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster) |