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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paranoiamental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations
suspensethe state of being suspended : suspension
sepulchera place of burial : tomb
vaingloriousmarked by vainglory : boastful
reprisea musical repetition:
apostateone who commits apostasy
profoundhaving intellectual depth and insight
mimicryan instance of mimicking
throttleto compress the throat of : choke
suffocateto stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation)