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 |
|---|---|
| incorporeal | not corporeal : having no material body or form |
| wisp | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| impoverish | to make poor |
| bereft | deprived or robbed of the possession or use of something |
| megalomania | a mania (see mania |
| scale | an instrument or machine for weighing |
| impotent | not potent : lacking in power, strength, or vigor : helpless |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| pariah | a member of a low caste of southern India |
| estimable | capable of being estimated |