GRE Word List

REPEL

to drive back : repulse

The meaning of the word repel is to drive back : repulse.

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WordMeaning
astronomicalof or relating to astronomy
pittancea small portion, amount, or allowance
unravelto disengage or separate the threads of : disentangle
exorbitantnot coming within the scope of the law
litanya prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation
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trimto remove by or as if by cutting
uniquebeing the only one : sole
fatalisma doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them
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