GRE Word List
REPEL
to drive back : repulse
The meaning of the word repel is to drive back : repulse.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| nirvana | the final beatitude (see beatitude |
| intervene | to occur, fall, or come between points of time or events |
| avuncular | suggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality |
| abdicate | to renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function |
| concise | marked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail |
| extrinsic | not forming part of or belonging to a thing : extraneous |
| lull | to cause to sleep or rest : soothe |
| rational | having reason or understanding |
| whine | to utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry |
| foppish | foolish |