GRE Word List
REPEL
to drive back : repulse
The meaning of the word repel is to drive back : repulse.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| infamous | having a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil |
| unassuming | not assuming : modest |
| bacchanal | orgy |
| deluge | an overflowing of the land by water |
| stock | a store or supply accumulated or available |
| palliate | to reduce the violence of (a disease) |
| quietude | a quiet state : repose |
| simplistic | excessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details |
| gastronomy | the art or science of good eating |
| extort | to obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring |