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 |
|---|---|
| tactful | having or showing tact |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| synchronous | happening, existing, or arising at precisely the same time |
| dwindle | to become steadily less : shrink |
| protean | of or resembling Proteus in having a varied nature or ability to assume different forms |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| confide | to have confidence : trust |
| peroration | the concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration |
| glower | to look or stare with sullen annoyance or anger |
| devious | wandering |
