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 |
|---|---|
| refute | to prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous |
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| igneous | formed by solidification of magma |
| repertoire | a list or supply of dramas, operas, pieces, or parts that a company or person is prepared to perform |
| viper | a common Eurasian venomous snake (Vipera berus) that attains a length of about two feet (0.6 meter), varies in color from red, brown, or gray with dark markings to black, and is usually not fatal to humans |
| lineage | descent in a line from a common progenitor |
| anvil | a heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering) |
| refractory | resisting control or authority : stubborn |
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| fell | skin |