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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stridentcharacterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound
coiffurea style or manner of arranging the hair
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instigateto goad or urge forward : provoke
heterogeneousconsisting of dissimilar or diverse ingredients or constituents : mixed
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