GRE Word List
REPULSE
to drive or beat back : repel
The meaning of the word repulse is to drive or beat back : repel.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dart | a light spear |
| obnoxious | odiously or disgustingly objectionable : highly offensive |
| interloper | one that interlopes: such as |
| scad | any of several carangid fishes (especially of the genus Decapterus) |
| avow | to declare assuredly |
| protrude | to jut out from the surrounding surface or context |
| lancet | a sharp-pointed and commonly 2-edged surgical instrument used to make small incisions |
| dilatory | tending or intended to cause delay |
| glaring | having a fixed look of hostility, fierceness, or anger |
| abscission | the act or process of cutting off : removal |