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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WordMeaning
extrudeto force, press, or push out
sardonicdisdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking
precepta command or principle intended especially as a general rule of action
effulgentradiant splendor : brilliance
alluvialrelating to, composed of, or found in alluvium
fosterhaving, relating to, or being the relationship between a foster parent and the child who the foster parent cares for
methodicalarranged, characterized by, or performed with method or order
componenta constituent part : ingredient
modean arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval
syntheticrelating to or involving synthesis : not analytic