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 |
|---|---|
| overweening | arrogant |
| attribute | a quality, character, or characteristic ascribed to someone or something |
| minuscule | very small |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| corrode | to eat away by degrees as if by gnawing |
| wince | to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch |
| palpitate | to beat rapidly and strongly : throb |
| vintner | a wine merchant |
| spoilsport | one who spoils the sport or pleasure of others |
| deference | respect and esteem due a superior or an elder |