GRE Word List
REPEL
to drive back : repulse
The meaning of the word repel is to drive back : repulse.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| itinerant | traveling from place to place |
| plaster | a medicated or protective dressing that consists of a film (as of cloth or plastic) spread with a usually medicated substance |
| advert | to turn the mind or attention |
| entomology | a branch of zoology that deals with insects |
| lagoon | a shallow sound, channel, or pond near or communicating with a larger body of water |
| prestige | standing or estimation in the eyes of people : weight or credit in general opinion |
| ramify | to split up into branches or constituent parts |
| regimen | a systematic plan (as of diet, therapy, or medication) especially when designed to improve and maintain the health of a patient |
| sepulcher | a place of burial : tomb |
| cog | a tooth on the rim of a wheel or gear |