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 |
|---|---|
| succumb | to yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire |
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
| spruce | to make spruce |
| asperity | roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger |
| discrepancy | the quality or state of disagreeing or being at variance |
| polity | political organization |
| laggard | lagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind |
| plebeian | a member of the Roman plebs |
| fashion | the prevailing style (as in dress) during a particular time |
| initiate | to cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going |