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 |
|---|---|
| resplendent | shining brilliantly : characterized by a glowing splendor |
| noose | a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn |
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| pore | to gaze intently |
| obsequious | marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness |
| snuffle | to snuff or sniff usually audibly and repeatedly |
| inimitable | not capable of being imitated : matchless |
| tantalize | to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach |
| odoriferous | yielding an odor : odorous |
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