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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pariaha member of a low caste of southern India
rightfuljust
salvagecompensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck
purveyorone that purveys
regenta person who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign
underhandin a clandestine manner
precincta part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district
visagethe face, countenance, or appearance of a person or sometimes an animal
polygamistmarriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry
cringeto recoil in distaste