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 |
|---|---|
| defect | an imperfection or abnormality that impairs quality, function, or utility : shortcoming |
| onus | burden |
| paraphrase | a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form |
| esoteric | designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone |
| sinecure | an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income |
| noose | a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn |
| banal | lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite |
| leeway | an allowable margin of freedom or variation : tolerance |
| carat | a unit of fineness for gold equal to ¹/₂₄ part of pure gold in an alloy |
| demise | death |