GRE Word List
BOLSTER
a long pillow or cushion
The meaning of the word bolster is a long pillow or cushion.
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torrid | parched with heat especially of the sun : hot |
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carping | marked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism |
artifice | clever or artful skill : ingenuity |
jaundice | yellowish pigmentation of the skin, tissues, and body fluids caused by the deposition of bile pigments |
potpourri | a mixture of flowers, herbs, and spices that is usually kept in a jar and used for scent |
dispirited | to deprive of morale or enthusiasm |
alluvial | relating to, composed of, or found in alluvium |
contend | to strive or vie in contest or rivalry or against difficulties : struggle |
steadfast | firmly fixed in place : immovable |