GRE Word List
REPEL
to drive back : repulse
The meaning of the word repel is to drive back : repulse.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| illicit | not permitted : unlawful |
| perjury | the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing |
| levy | the imposition or collection of an assessment |
| surfeit | an overabundant supply : excess |
| sap | the fluid part of a plant |
| innuendo | an oblique allusion : hint |
| taper | to become progressively smaller toward one end |
| effigy | an image or representation especially of a person |
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| vacuous | emptied of or lacking content |