GRE Word List
REPEL
to drive back : repulse
The meaning of the word repel is to drive back : repulse.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sanctimonious | hypocritically pious or devout |
| worldly | of, relating to, or devoted to this world and its pursuits rather than to religion or spiritual affairs |
| gorge | a narrow passage through land |
| default | failure to do something required by duty or law : neglect |
| encroachment | to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another |
| perspicacious | of acute mental vision or discernment : keen |
| antagonism | opposition of a conflicting force, tendency, or principle |
| slight | having a slim or delicate build : not stout or massive in body |
| reproach | an expression of rebuke or disapproval |
| gentility | the condition of belonging to the gentry |