GRE Word List
REPEL
to drive back : repulse
The meaning of the word repel is to drive back : repulse.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pertinacious | adhering resolutely to an opinion, purpose, or design |
| acclaim | applaud |
| tension | inner striving, unrest, or imbalance often with physiological indication of emotion |
| buffoon | a ludicrous figure : clown |
| blush | outward appearance : view |
| waylay | to lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush |
| larceny | the unlawful taking of personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it permanently |
| poultice | a soft usually heated and sometimes medicated mass spread on cloth and applied to sores or other lesions |
| noose | a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn |
| erotic | of, devoted to, or tending to arouse sexual love or desire |