GRE Word List
REPEL
to drive back : repulse
The meaning of the word repel is to drive back : repulse.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| animus | a usually prejudiced and often spiteful or malevolent ill will |
| vehement | marked by forceful energy : powerful |
| legacy | a gift by will especially of money or other personal property : bequest |
| conveyance | the action of conveying |
| sound | a particular auditory impression : tone |
| postulate | demand |
| pied | of two or more colors in blotches |
| rhapsodize | to speak or write in a rhapsodic manner |
| internecine | of, relating to, or involving conflict within a group |