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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paraphrasea restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form
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apexthe uppermost point : vertex
murmura half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling
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