GRE Word List
REPULSE
to drive or beat back : repel
The meaning of the word repulse is to drive or beat back : repel.
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diurnal | active chiefly in the daytime |
celibate | of, relating to, or characterized by celibacy: |
morgue | a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy |
granulate | to form or crystallize into grains or granules |
juridical | of or relating to the administration of justice or the office of a judge |
larceny | the unlawful taking of personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it permanently |
dote | to exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage |
inasmuch_as | since; owing to the fact that |
irreproachable | not reproachable : blameless |
ruddy | having a healthy reddish color |