GRE Word List
REPEL
to drive back : repulse
The meaning of the word repel is to drive back : repulse.
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|---|---|
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| resumption | an act or instance of resuming : recommencement |
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| devout | committed or devoted to religion or to religious duties or exercises |
| succor | relief |
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| fraught | full of or accompanied by something specified |
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