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 |
|---|---|
| unkempt | not combed |
| immutable | not capable of or susceptible to change |
| graduated | marked with divisions indicating degrees or units of measurement |
| solvent | able to pay all legal debts |
| virtual | being such in essence or effect though not formally recognized or admitted |
| protract | to prolong in time or space : continue |
| covenant | a usually formal, solemn, and binding agreement : compact |
| efficacy | the power to produce an effect |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| raze | to destroy to the ground : demolish |