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 |
|---|---|
| reprise | a musical repetition: |
| manifest | readily perceived by the senses and especially by the sense of sight |
| protrude | to jut out from the surrounding surface or context |
| sovereign | one possessing or held to possess supreme political power or sovereignty |
| headfirst | with the head foremost |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| retinue | a group of retainers or attendants |
| remonstrate | to present and urge reasons in opposition : expostulate |
| outcast | one that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah |
| discompose | to destroy the composure of |