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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| relent | to become less severe, harsh, or strict usually from reasons of humanity |
| promote | to advance in station, rank, or honor : raise |
| limp | to walk lamely |
| skimp | skimpy |
| presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |
| faculty | ability |
| promulgate | to make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim |
| discomfit | to put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment : disconcert |
| compendium | a brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract |
| churlish | of, resembling, or characteristic of a churl : vulgar |