GRE Word List
REPEL
to drive back : repulse
The meaning of the word repel is to drive back : repulse.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| menial | a person doing menial work |
| numismatist | the study or collection of coins, tokens, and paper money and sometimes related objects (such as medals) |
| swear-word | word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody'' |
| remorse | a gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach |
| convene | to come together in a body |
| pedigree | a register recording a line of ancestors |
| levee | a reception held by a person of distinction on rising from bed |
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |
| plausible | superficially fair, reasonable, or valuable but often specious |
| humility | freedom from pride or arrogance : the quality or state of being humble |