GRE Word List
REPEL
to drive back : repulse
The meaning of the word repel is to drive back : repulse.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| devise | to form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent |
| jab | to pierce or prod (someone or something) with or as if with a pointed object |
| brawny | muscular |
| leave-taking | departure |
| lustrous | reflecting light evenly and efficiently without glitter or sparkle |
| exotic | introduced from another country : not native to the place where found |
| vulpine | of, relating to, or resembling a fox |
| self-indulgence | excessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims |
| heresy | adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma |