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 |
|---|---|
| sinister | singularly evil or productive of evil |
| merger | the absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment |
| execrate | to declare to be evil or detestable : denounce |
| potable | suitable for drinking |
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |
| fructify | to bear fruit |
| incontinent | not continent: such as |
| thrifty | given to or marked by economy and good management |
| piety | the quality or state of being pious: such as |
| harangue | a speech addressed to a public assembly |