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 |
|---|---|
| detrimental | obviously harmful : damaging |
| adjunct | something joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it |
| stratum | a bed or layer artificially made |
| solemnity | formal or ceremonious observance of an occasion or event |
| larceny | the unlawful taking of personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it permanently |
| novelty | something new or unusual |
| eminent | exhibiting eminence especially in standing above others in some quality or position : prominent |
| fringe | an ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band |
| supercilious | coolly and patronizingly haughty |
| respiration | the movement of air or dissolved gases into and out of the lungs |