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 |
|---|---|
| barefaced | having the face uncovered: |
| kindle | to start (a fire) burning : light |
| grunt | to utter a grunt |
| metropolis | the chief or capital city of a country, state, or region |
| venerable | calling forth respect through age, character, and attainments |
| defalcate | deduct |
| aegis | a shield or breastplate emblematic of majesty that was associated with Zeus and Athena |
| burlesque | a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation |
| dogmatic | characterized by or given to the expression of opinions very strongly or positively as if they were facts |
| pestle | a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration |