GRE Word List
REPEL
to drive back : repulse
The meaning of the word repel is to drive back : repulse.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| disband | to break up the organization of : dissolve |
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |
| desecrate | to violate the sanctity of : profane |
| tentative | not fully worked out or developed |
| thrash | to beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog |
| evocative | evoking or tending to evoke an especially emotional response |
| perfidious | of, relating to, or characterized by perfidy |
| hamper | to restrict the movement of by bonds or obstacles : impede |
| peremptory | putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay |
| incident | an occurrence of an action or situation that is a separate unit of experience : happening |