GRE Word List

BOLT

a lightning stroke

The meaning of the word bolt is a lightning stroke.

Random words

WordMeaning
inflateddistended with air or gas
colossalof, relating to, or resembling a colossus
obligatorybinding in law or conscience
alludeto make indirect reference
torpedoa weapon for destroying ships by rupturing their hulls below the waterline: such as
universalincluding or covering all or a whole collectively or distributively without limit or exception
pessimisman inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome
skirmisha minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements
indigentsuffering from extreme poverty : impoverished
strangleto choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle