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 |
|---|---|
| refute | to prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous |
| nova | a star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years |
| quaint | pleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar |
| abscond | to depart secretly and hide oneself |
| tangential | touching lightly : incidental |
| prefatory | of, relating to, or constituting a preface |
| inverse | opposite in order, nature, or effect |
| insensate | lacking sense or understanding |
| bait | to persecute or exasperate with unjust, malicious, or persistent attacks |
| numismatist | the study or collection of coins, tokens, and paper money and sometimes related objects (such as medals) |