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 |
|---|---|
| digression | the act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work |
| solecism | an ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence |
| tremor | a trembling or shaking usually from physical weakness, emotional stress, or disease |
| libidinous | having or marked by lustful desires : lascivious |
| peripheral | of, relating to, involving, or forming a periphery or surface part |
| paraphrase | a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form |
| aspire | to seek to attain or accomplish a particular goal |
| allay | to subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate |
| contagion | a contagious disease |
| stygian | of or relating to the river Styx |