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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| overweening | arrogant |
| dissimulate | to hide under a false appearance |
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| artery | any of the tubular branching muscular- and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body |
| confine | something (such as borders or walls) that encloses |
| unsavory | insipid |
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