GRE Word List
REPEL
to drive back : repulse
The meaning of the word repel is to drive back : repulse.
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| mannered | having manners of a specified kind |
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| spasmodic | relating to or affected or characterized by spasm |
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| harangue | a speech addressed to a public assembly |
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