GRE Word List
REPEL
to drive back : repulse
The meaning of the word repel is to drive back : repulse.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| quaint | pleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar |
| unexceptionable | not open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable |
| aboriginal | being the first or earliest known of its kind present in a region |
| hermetic | of or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d. |
| papyrus | a tall perennial sedge (Cyperus papyrus) of the Nile valley |
| untoward | difficult to guide, manage, or work with : unruly |
| turbid | thick or opaque with or as if with roiled sediment |
| delta | the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet see Alphabet Table |
| constitution | the basic principles and laws of a nation, state, or social group that determine the powers and duties of the government and guarantee certain rights to the people in it |
| notch | a V-shaped indentation |