GRE Word List

REPEL

to drive back : repulse

The meaning of the word repel is to drive back : repulse.

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WordMeaning
nonplusa state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary
bearingthe manner in which one behaves or comports oneself : the manner in which one bears (see bear
paradigmexample
drivelnonsense
aeriethe nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop
infallibleincapable of error : unerring
suturea strand or fiber used to sew parts of the living body
discomfitto put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment : disconcert
nimblequick and light in motion : agile
castrateto deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes