GRE Word List
REPEL
to drive back : repulse
The meaning of the word repel is to drive back : repulse.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| suppliant | supplicant |
| estimable | capable of being estimated |
| dispel | to drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate |
| bland | smooth and soothing in manner or quality |
| sensuous | of or relating to the senses or sensible objects |
| ramification | branch |
| ordinance | an authoritative decree or direction : order |
| protean | of or resembling Proteus in having a varied nature or ability to assume different forms |
| pass_off | present falsely; represent falsely to be |
| vignette | a picture (such as an engraving or photograph) that shades off gradually into the surrounding paper |