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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rehabilitate | to restore to a former capacity : reinstate |
| liquidate | to determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts) |
| murmur | a half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling |
| odium | the state or fact of being subjected to hatred and contempt as a result of a despicable act or blameworthy circumstance |
| aloof | removed or distant either physically or emotionally |
| orthodox | conforming to established doctrine especially in religion |
| shun | to avoid deliberately and especially habitually |
| taper | to become progressively smaller toward one end |
| smolder | to burn sluggishly, without flame, and often with much smoke |
| mangle | to injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing |