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 |
|---|---|
| pastry | a dough that is used to make pies and other baked goods and typically has a high fat content : paste |
| unsightly | not pleasing to the sight : not comely |
| presentiment | a feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition |
| predispose | to dispose in advance |
| baleful | deadly or pernicious in influence |
| vendor | one that vends : seller |
| titillate | to excite pleasurably : arouse by stimulation |
| cohesion | the act or state of sticking together tightly |
| render | to melt down |
| vanguard | the forefront of an action or movement |