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salvo

nounCommon GRE wordMore S words

a simultaneous discharge of weapons or a burst of remarks

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Salvo in a sentence

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She opened the debate with a salvo of pointed questions.

Synonyms
barragevolleyfusillade
Antonyms

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Verbal · Sentence Equivalence

The negotiator's reputation for blank served her well: rivals who tried to outwait her invariably found that she had already anticipated their stalling and arranged a fallback months in advance.

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Salvo (noun) means a simultaneous discharge of weapons or a burst of remarks
Here is salvo used in an example sentence: "She opened the debate with a salvo of pointed questions."
Common synonyms for salvo include barrage, volley, fusillade.
Salvo is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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