GRE Word List
REPEL
to drive back : repulse
The meaning of the word repel is to drive back : repulse.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| preposterous | contrary to nature, reason, or common sense : absurd |
| effete | no longer fertile |
| harangue | a speech addressed to a public assembly |
| ravine | a small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water |
| irate | roused to ire |
| gesticulation | the act of making gestures |
| bully | a blustering, browbeating person |
| refuse | to express oneself as unwilling to accept |
| slacken | to make less active : slow up |
| rhapsodize | to speak or write in a rhapsodic manner |