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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WordMeaning
objectiveexpressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations
resentmenta feeling of indignant displeasure or persistent ill will at something regarded as a wrong, insult, or injury
institutionalizeto make into an institution : give character of an institution to
dissipateto break up and drive off
frigidintensely cold
bargainan agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other
championa winner of first prize or first place in competition
overwhelmupset
nubileof marriageable condition or age
bowdlerizeto expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar