GRE Word List
REPEL
to drive back : repulse
The meaning of the word repel is to drive back : repulse.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| makeshift | a usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute |
| emend | to correct usually by textual alterations |
| acumen | keenness and depth of perception, discernment, or discrimination especially in practical matters |
| efface | to eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface |
| chaotic | marked by chaos or being in a state of chaos : completely confused or disordered |
| compassion | sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it |
| viand | an item of food |
| discombobulated | characterized by confusion or disorder |
| outlandish | of or relating to another country : foreign |
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