GRE Word List

BOLSTER

a long pillow or cushion

The meaning of the word bolster is a long pillow or cushion.

Random words

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distinctionthe act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference
chicanerydeception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery
unilateraldone or undertaken by one person or party
theocracygovernment of a state by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided
fermentto undergo fermentation
vampirethe reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep
abusiveusing harsh, insulting language
philanthropistone who makes an active effort to promote human welfare : a person who practices philanthropy
cabalthe contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government)
incognitowith one's identity concealed