GRE Word List
REPEL
to drive back : repulse
The meaning of the word repel is to drive back : repulse.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tenuous | having little substance or strength : flimsy |
| delineate | to describe, portray, or set forth with accuracy or in detail |
| solicitor | one that solicits |
| depredation | to lay waste : plunder |
| brawny | muscular |
| cavalcade | a procession (see procession |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| craft | skill in planning, making, or executing : dexterity |
| torrent | a violent or forceful flow of fluid |
| progeny | descendants |