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 |
|---|---|
| presentiment | a feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition |
| exhume | disinter |
| determination | a judicial decision settling and ending a controversy |
| scorch | to burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture |
| ambush | to attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay |
| swill | wash |
| egregious | conspicuous |
| contravene | to go or act contrary to : violate |
| snicker | to laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter |
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |