GRE Word List
REPEL
to drive back : repulse
The meaning of the word repel is to drive back : repulse.
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| severity | the quality or state of being severe : the condition of being very bad, serious, unpleasant, or harsh |
| ransack | to look through thoroughly in often a rough way |
| outcast | one that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah |
| predicament | the character, status, or classification assigned by a predication |
| conformity | correspondence in form, manner, or character : agreement |
| reciprocal | inversely related : opposite |
| petulant | insolent or rude in speech or behavior |
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| shambles | a meat market |
| hive | a container for housing honeybees |