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 |
|---|---|
| adverse | acting against or in a contrary direction : hostile |
| splice | to unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands |
| agape | wide open : gaping |
| noisome | noxious |
| retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |
| parsimony | the quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift |
| inkling | a slight knowledge or vague notion |
| whine | to utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry |
| resignation | an act or instance of resigning something : surrender |
| chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |