GRE Word List
REPEL
to drive back : repulse
The meaning of the word repel is to drive back : repulse.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| banal | lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite |
| defer | put off |
| excise | an internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity |
| arroyo | a watercourse (such as a creek) in an arid region |
| epilogue | a concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work |
| trough | a long shallow often V-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals |
| pseudonym | a fictitious name |
| pretentious | characterized by pretension: such as |
| desultory | marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose |
| serenity | the quality or state of being serene |