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 |
|---|---|
| milieu | the physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops : environment |
| secession | withdrawal into privacy or solitude : retirement |
| glossy | having a surface luster or brightness |
| brawny | muscular |
| unearthly | not earthly: such as |
| thesis | a dissertation embodying results of original research and especially substantiating a specific view |
| implication | something implied: such as |
| wring | to squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid |
| mauve | a moderate purple, violet, or lilac color |
| irreconcilable | impossible to reconcile |