GRE Word List
REPEL
to drive back : repulse
The meaning of the word repel is to drive back : repulse.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| precarious | dependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments |
| germinate | to cause to sprout or develop |
| qualify | to reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify |
| digression | the act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work |
| dotage | a state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness |
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| compact | predominantly formed or filled : composed |
| stipulate | to make an agreement or covenant to do or forbear something : contract |
| discursive | moving from topic to topic without order : rambling |
| candor | unreserved, honest, or sincere expression : forthrightness |