GRE Word List
REPEL
to drive back : repulse
The meaning of the word repel is to drive back : repulse.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| flaunt | to display or obtrude oneself to public notice |
| appall | to overcome with consternation, shock, or dismay |
| impassive | giving no sign of feeling or emotion : expressionless |
| scourge | whip |
| convene | to come together in a body |
| incubate | to sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body |
| diverge | to move or extend in different directions from a common point : draw apart |
| harbinger | something that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come |
| career | a profession for which one trains and which is undertaken as a permanent calling |
| demur | to take exception : object |