GRE Word List
REPEL
to drive back : repulse
The meaning of the word repel is to drive back : repulse.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| appropriate | especially suitable or compatible : fitting |
| tenuous | having little substance or strength : flimsy |
| apothegm | a short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism |
| mandate | an authoritative command |
| blight | a disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers) |
| doctrinaire | stubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations |
| feline | of, relating to, or affecting cats or the cat family |
| prodigy | a highly talented child or youth |
| precipice | a very steep or overhanging place |
| provenance | origin |