GRE Word List
BOLSTER
a long pillow or cushion
The meaning of the word bolster is a long pillow or cushion.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| abysmal | immeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad |
| unction | the act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing |
| dormant | represented on a coat of arms in a lying position with the head on the forepaws |
| toll | a tax or fee paid for some liberty or privilege (as of passing over a highway or bridge) |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| vintner | a wine merchant |
| unsavory | insipid |
| nether | situated down or below : lower |
| pucker | to become wrinkled or constricted |
| pomposity | pompous demeanor, speech, or behavior |