GRE Word List
REPEL
to drive back : repulse
The meaning of the word repel is to drive back : repulse.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| nonentity | something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination |
| indigence | a level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking |
| authoritative | having, marked by, or proceeding from authority |
| supple | compliant often to the point of obsequiousness |
| amorous | strongly moved by love and especially sexual love |
| sprout | to grow, spring up, or come forth as or as if a sprout |
| stoic | a member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c. |
| apologist | someone who speaks or writes in defense of someone or something that is typically controversial, unpopular, or subject to criticism |
| terminus | either end of a transportation line or travel route |
| loll | to hang loosely or laxly : droop |