GRE Word List
REPEL
to drive back : repulse
The meaning of the word repel is to drive back : repulse.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| demented | mad |
| carafe | a bottle with a flaring lip used to hold beverages and especially wine |
| throttle | to compress the throat of : choke |
| recess | the action of receding : recession |
| homespun | spun or made at home |
| purported | reputed |
| enclave | a distinct territorial, cultural, or social unit enclosed within or as if within foreign territory |
| eugenic | relating to or fitted for the production of good offspring |
| ford | a shallow part of a body of water that may be crossed by wading |
| retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |