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 |
|---|---|
| maul | a heavy often wooden-headed hammer used especially for driving wedges |
| polyglot | one who is polyglot |
| cloying | disgusting or distasteful by reason of excess |
| connivance | the act of conniving |
| malefactor | one who commits an offense against the law |
| wheedle | to influence or entice by soft words or flattery |
| acuity | keenness of perception |
| mannered | having manners of a specified kind |
| condign | deserved |
| itinerant | traveling from place to place |