GRE Word List
BOLT
a lightning stroke
The meaning of the word bolt is a lightning stroke.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fiasco | a complete failure |
| convoluted | having convolutions |
| peremptory | putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay |
| shrew | any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur |
| idolatry | the worship of a physical object as a god |
| withhold | to hold back from action : check |
| wry | twist |
| mortify | to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame |
| covetous | marked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions |
| reactionary | relating to, marked by, or favoring reaction |