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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| abide | to bear patiently : tolerate |
| hazard | a source of danger |
| haven | harbor |
| squat | to cause (oneself) to crouch or sit on the ground |
| impoverish | to make poor |
| decimate | to select by lot and kill every tenth man of |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| unilateral | done or undertaken by one person or party |
| sonorous | producing sound (as when struck) |
| sheer | unqualified |