GRE Word List
REPEL
to drive back : repulse
The meaning of the word repel is to drive back : repulse.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| engulf | to flow over and enclose : overwhelm |
| fawning | seeking or used to seek approval or favor by means of flattery |
| pronounced | strongly marked : decided |
| sluggish | averse to activity or exertion : indolent |
| distinction | the act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference |
| repudiate | to refuse to accept |
| lewd | obscene |
| abut | to border on : to touch along an edge |
| prurient | marked by or arousing an immoderate or unwholesome interest or desire |
| anchor | a device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom |