GRE Word List
REPEL
to drive back : repulse
The meaning of the word repel is to drive back : repulse.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tantamount | equivalent in value, significance, or effect |
| vehement | marked by forceful energy : powerful |
| incline | to bend the head or body forward : bow |
| reproach | an expression of rebuke or disapproval |
| ensconce | shelter |
| flit | to pass quickly or abruptly from one place or condition to another |
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| congeal | to change from a fluid to a solid state by or as if by cold |
| recalcitrant | obstinately defiant of authority or restraint |
| coterie | an intimate and often exclusive group of persons with a unifying common interest or purpose |