GRE Word List

BOLT

a lightning stroke

The meaning of the word bolt is a lightning stroke.

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WordMeaning
sheafa quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together
receptiveable or inclined to receive
dissonancelack of agreement
mishapan unfortunate accident
libidoinstinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity
vicissitudethe quality or state of being changeable : mutability
syntheticrelating to or involving synthesis : not analytic
pillagethe act of looting or plundering especially in war
demeanto lower in character, status, or reputation
draftthe act of drawing or pulling in a net