GRE Word List
REPEL
to drive back : repulse
The meaning of the word repel is to drive back : repulse.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| upbraid | to criticize severely : find fault with |
| libertine | a freethinker especially in religious matters |
| febrile | marked or caused by fever : feverish |
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| retentive | having the power, property, or capacity of retaining |
| restitution | an act of restoring or a condition of being restored: such as |
| compensatory | to be equivalent to : counterbalance |
| executor | one who executes something |
| ravage | an act or practice of ravaging |
| insouciant | lighthearted unconcern : nonchalance |