GRE Word List
FUSILLADE
a number of shots fired simultaneously or in rapid succession
The meaning of the word fusillade is a number of shots fired simultaneously or in rapid succession.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| demagogue | a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |
| deface | to mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details |
| devious | wandering |
| impassioned | filled with passion or zeal : showing great warmth or intensity of feeling |
| smug | highly self-satisfied |
| freebooter | pirate |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| trifle | something of little value, substance, or importance |
| calumny | a misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation |
| gambol | to skip about in play : frisk |