GRE Word List
REPEL
to drive back : repulse
The meaning of the word repel is to drive back : repulse.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| invert | to reverse in position, order, or relationship |
| pacify | to allay the anger or agitation of : soothe |
| incompatible | not compatible: such as |
| badger | any of various burrowing mammals (especially Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere |
| desultory | marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose |
| effectual | producing or able to produce a desired effect |
| retract | to draw back or in |
| indicative | serving to indicate |
| matriarch | a woman who rules or dominates a family, group, or state |
| quash | to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely |