GRE Word List
REPEL
to drive back : repulse
The meaning of the word repel is to drive back : repulse.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| castigation | to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism |
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| prologue | the preface or introduction to a literary work |
| latent | present and capable of emerging or developing but not now visible, obvious, active, or symptomatic |
| portend | to give an omen or anticipatory sign of |
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| cemetery | a burial ground |
| perspicuous | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
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