GRE Word List
REPEL
to drive back : repulse
The meaning of the word repel is to drive back : repulse.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vendetta | blood feud |
| nonchalance | the quality or state of being nonchalant |
| effrontery | shameless boldness : insolence |
| glib | showing little forethought or preparation : offhand |
| throb | to pulsate or pound with abnormal force or rapidity |
| execrate | to declare to be evil or detestable : denounce |
| expatiate | to move about freely or at will : wander |
| glutton | one given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking |
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
| ungainly | lacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy |