GRE Word List
REPEL
to drive back : repulse
The meaning of the word repel is to drive back : repulse.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| arcane | known or knowable only to a few people : secret |
| demerit | offense |
| sacrosanct | most sacred or holy : inviolable |
| paltry | inferior |
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |
| contend | to strive or vie in contest or rivalry or against difficulties : struggle |
| impediment | something that impedes |
| irreverence | lack of reverence |
| tenacious | not easily pulled apart : cohesive |
| vicissitude | the quality or state of being changeable : mutability |