GRE Word List

BOOST

to push or shove up from below

The meaning of the word boost is to push or shove up from below.

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glossarya collection of textual glosses or of specialized terms with their meanings
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comeuppancea deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts
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flippantlacking proper respect or seriousness
quashto suppress or extinguish summarily and completely
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