GRE Word List
REPEL
to drive back : repulse
The meaning of the word repel is to drive back : repulse.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| haphazard | marked by lack of plan, order, or direction |
| upshot | the final result : outcome |
| trajectory | the curve that a body (such as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space |
| notch | a V-shaped indentation |
| weary | exhausted in strength, endurance, vigor, or freshness |
| ostensible | intended for display : open to view |
| increment | the amount or degree by which something changes |
| ramification | branch |
| fanaticism | fanatic outlook or behavior |
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |