GRE Word List
BOLT
a lightning stroke
The meaning of the word bolt is a lightning stroke.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| vigil | the act of keeping awake at times when sleep is customary |
| takeoff | a rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket |
| manifest | readily perceived by the senses and especially by the sense of sight |
| plume | a feather of a bird: such as |
| supersede | to cause to be set aside |
| ferocious | exhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality |
| engulf | to flow over and enclose : overwhelm |
| gerontocracy | rule by elders |
| badinage | playful repartee : banter |