TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 21-Feb-13
If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web. 21-Feb-13 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists bolster [ BHOL-ster ] [ noun, transitive verb ] MEANING : 1. (n.) a pillow or a cushion 2. (n.) a pad or something used as a support 3. (tr.v.) to support, uphold or prop up 4. (tr.v.) to hearten or cheer up USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : She asked for a bolster on the plane as the seats were very uncomfortable. USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : Now that they have the explicit backing of the authorities, it should help to bolster the housing market which has been the source of so many of the US's economic problems. BBC, US rescues giant mortgage lenders, By Greg Wood, 8 September 2008 burnish [ BUR-nish ] ...