GRE Word List
REPEL
to drive back : repulse
The meaning of the word repel is to drive back : repulse.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pinch | to squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument |
| dissipate | to break up and drive off |
| predispose | to dispose in advance |
| wisp | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| catalyst | a substance that enables a chemical reaction to proceed at a usually faster rate or under different conditions (as at a lower temperature) than otherwise possible |
| savant | a person of learning |
| torpor | a state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility |
| transcendent | exceeding usual limits : surpassing |
| mock | to treat with contempt or ridicule : deride |
| badinage | playful repartee : banter |