GRE Word List
REPEL
to drive back : repulse
The meaning of the word repel is to drive back : repulse.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| volatile | characterized by or subject to rapid or unexpected change |
| misadventure | misfortune |
| qualified | fitted (as by training or experience) for a given purpose : competent |
| percussion | the act of percussing: such as |
| objective | expressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations |
| anvil | a heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering) |
| ubiquitous | existing or being everywhere at the same time : constantly encountered : widespread |
| rebuke | to criticize sharply : reprimand |
| clap | to strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise |
| heyday | the period of one's greatest popularity, vigor, or prosperity |
