GRE Word List

REPEL

to drive back : repulse

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

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WordMeaning
chivalrousvaliant
carnagethe flesh of slain animals or humans
waxa substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax
fractioustending to be troublesome : unruly
generateto bring into existence: such as
confidantone to whom secrets are entrusted
humilityfreedom from pride or arrogance : the quality or state of being humble
devoidbeing without a usual, typical, or expected attribute or accompaniment
hermitagethe habitation of a hermit
mammalany of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans