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.

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corroborateto support with evidence or authority : make more certain
eccentricdeviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways
tranquillitythe quality or state of being tranquil
theoreticalexisting only in theory : hypothetical
heydaythe period of one's greatest popularity, vigor, or prosperity
elysiumthe abode of the blessed after death in classical mythology
licentiouslacking legal or moral restraints
precariousdependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments
indictto charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (such as a grand jury) in due form of law
habituateto make used to something : accustom