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 |
|---|---|
| bearing | the manner in which one behaves or comports oneself : the manner in which one bears (see bear |
| dapper | neat and trim in appearance |
| culpable | meriting condemnation or blame especially as wrong or harmful |
| dabble | to work or involve oneself superficially or intermittently especially in a secondary activity or interest |
| spectrum | a continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order |
| figurative | representing by a figure or resemblance : emblematic |
| lascivious | filled with or showing sexual desire : lewd |
| pedant | one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge |
| parable | a usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle |
| dross | the scum or unwanted material that forms on the surface of molten metal |