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 |
|---|---|
| reciprocate | to give and take mutually |
| amnesty | the act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals |
| gallows | a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged |
| natation | the action or art of swimming |
| correlate | either of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife) |
| herald | an official at a tournament of arms (see arm |
| overthrow | overturn |
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| decollete | wearing a strapless or low-necked dress |
| optional | involving an option : not compulsory |