GRE Word List
REPEL
to drive back : repulse
The meaning of the word repel is to drive back : repulse.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| venture | to proceed especially in the face of danger |
| overblown | past the prime of bloom |
| unobtrusive | not obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous |
| relic | an object esteemed and venerated because of association with a saint or martyr |
| psychosis | a serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions |
| amorous | strongly moved by love and especially sexual love |
| rescind | to take away : remove |
| snicker | to laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter |
| caprice | a sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notion or action |
| haughtiness | blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior |