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 |
|---|---|
| threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |
| luminary | a person of prominence or brilliant achievement |
| shyster | a person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger |
| psychosomatic | of, relating to, concerned with, or involving both mind and body |
| valid | having legal efficacy or force |
| sobriety | the quality or state of being sober |
| disavowal | to deny responsibility for : repudiate |
| temperament | characteristic or habitual inclination or mode of emotional response |
| tedium | the quality or state of being tedious : tediousness |
| irreverence | lack of reverence |