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 |
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felicitous | very well suited or expressed : apt |
carefree | free from care: such as |
static | exerting force by reason of weight alone without motion |
reconnaissance | a preliminary survey to gain information |
hothead | a hotheaded person |
malign | evil in nature, influence, or effect : injurious |
nip | to catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch |
malaise | an indefinite feeling of debility or lack of health often indicative of or accompanying the onset of an illness |
discomfit | to put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment : disconcert |
cumbersome | unwieldy because of heaviness and bulk |