GRE Word List
REPEL
to drive back : repulse
The meaning of the word repel is to drive back : repulse.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prefatory | of, relating to, or constituting a preface |
| taxonomist | the study of the general principles of scientific classification : systematics |
| doctrine | a principle or position or the body of principles in a branch of knowledge or system of belief : dogma |
| temporize | to act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion |
| calorific | caloric |
| husbandry | the cultivation or production of plants or animals : agriculture |
| chary | discreetly cautious: such as |
| pedant | one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge |
| suborn | to induce secretly to do an unlawful thing |
| nirvana | the final beatitude (see beatitude |