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

WordMeaning
ambivalencesimultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action
dissolutionthe act or process of dissolving: such as
thriftygiven to or marked by economy and good management
discreteconstituting a separate entity : individually distinct
mannerismexaggerated or affected (see affected
composurea calmness or repose especially of mind, bearing, or appearance : self-possession
partisana firm adherent to a party, faction, cause, or person
tediumthe quality or state of being tedious : tediousness
malicioushaving or showing a desire to cause harm to someone : given to, marked by, or arising from malice
addlerotten