GRE Word List
REPEL
to drive back : repulse
The meaning of the word repel is to drive back : repulse.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| distort | to twist (see twist |
| efface | to eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface |
| brittle | easily broken, cracked, or snapped |
| recuperate | to get back : regain |
| bookish | of or relating to books |
| libertine | a freethinker especially in religious matters |
| generic | relating to or characteristic of a whole group or class : general |
| humor | that quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality |
| tryst | an agreement (as between lovers) to meet |
| collateral | property (such as securities) pledged by a borrower to protect the interests of the lender |