GRE Word List

BOLT

a lightning stroke

The meaning of the word bolt is a lightning stroke.

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WordMeaning
ingratiateto gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort
foliagea representation of leaves, flowers, and branches for architectural ornamentation
irrepressibleimpossible to repress, restrain, or control
disseminateto spread abroad as though sowing seed
maleficentworking or productive of harm or evil : baleful
puissanthaving puissance : powerful
awean emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime
floutto treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn
prelatean ecclesiastic (such as a bishop or abbot) of superior rank
rusticof, relating to, or suitable for the country : rural