GRE Word List
FUSILLADE
simultaneous firing or outburst (of missiles, questions, etc.)
The meaning of the word fusillade is simultaneous firing or outburst (of missiles, questions, etc.).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| refulgent | effulgent; brilliant; brightly shining; gleaming; Ex. refulgent moon |
| significant | expressing a meaning; important; Ex. significant smile; N. significance: importance; meaning; V. signify: denote; mean; signal; make known; matter; be significant |
| annex | attach; add to a large thing; take possession of; incorporate (territory) into a larger existing political unit (by force); N: building added to a large one |
| adulation | flattery; admiration that is more than is necessary or deserved |
| bout | match; short period of great activity; Ex. wrestling bout; bout of drinking/flu |
| rag | scrap of cloth; ADJ. ragged: old and torn; seeming unfinished and imperfect; Ex. ragged debut/performance |
| prop | support placed under or against something; V. |
| providence | quality of being provident; divine care; god's care; Providence: god; Ex. It seemed like providence that the doctor happened to be there; ADJ. providential: of divine providence; fortunate |
| downcast | disheartened; dejected; sad; directed downward |
| altruistic | unselfishly generous; concerned for others; N. altiruism: unselfish concern for the welfare of others; unselfishness; OP. egoism |
