GRE Word List
REPEL
to drive back : repulse
The meaning of the word repel is to drive back : repulse.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| psychosis | a serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions |
| eulogy | a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased |
| outwit | to get the better of by superior cleverness : outsmart |
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
| pertinent | having a clear decisive relevance to the matter in hand |
| profane | to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate |
| errant | behaving wrongly |
| sylvan | one that frequents groves or woods |
| swear | to utter or take solemnly (an oath) |
| loll | to hang loosely or laxly : droop |