GRE Word List
REPEL
to drive back : repulse
The meaning of the word repel is to drive back : repulse.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| regime | regimen |
| standstill | a state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop |
| cognitive | of, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering) |
| forbearance | a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due |
| incident | an occurrence of an action or situation that is a separate unit of experience : happening |
| inept | generally incompetent : bungling |
| ostentatious | attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation |
| compress | to press or squeeze together |
| soothsayer | a person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator |
| disconsolate | cheerless |