GRE Word List
REPEL
to drive back : repulse
The meaning of the word repel is to drive back : repulse.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| incognito | with one's identity concealed |
| equity | justice according to natural law or right |
| phlegmatic | resembling, consisting of, or producing the humor phlegm |
| diatribe | a bitter and abusive speech or piece of writing |
| sedate | keeping a quiet steady attitude or pace : unruffled |
| perpetrate | to bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |
| cohesion | the act or state of sticking together tightly |
| lethal | of, relating to, or causing death |