GRE Word List
BOOST
lift by pushing up from below; increase; raise; N: push upward; increase
The meaning of the word boost is lift by pushing up from below; increase; raise; N: push upward; increase.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| uncouth | boorish; clumsy in speech or behavior; outlandish |
| patrician | noble; aristocratic; N: person of high rank; aristocrat; CF. member of the governing classes in ancient Rome; CF. plebian |
| belligerent | quarrelsome |
| appellation | name; title |
| rave | overwhelmingly favorable review; V: talk wildly as if mad; Ex. raving lunatic |
| scrutinize | examine closely and critically; N. scrutiny |
| conclusive | decisive; ending all debate |
| prosody | art of versification; study of the metrical structure of verse |
| nonsense | speech or writing with no meaning; foolish behavior or language; Ex. make (a) nonsense of: spoil; cause to fail |
| incongruity | lack of harmony; absurdity; ADJ. incongruous: lacking in harmony; inappropriate |
