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 |
|---|---|
| deb\^acle | sudden disastrous downfall or defeat; complete disaster |
| expostulation | an act or an instance of expostulating |
| effusion | an act of effusing |
| molt | to shed hair, feathers, shell, horns, or an outer layer periodically |
| fancied | imagined or believed to be true or real |
| specious | having a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic |
| euphoria | a feeling of well-being or elation |
| acclivity | an ascending slope (as of a hill) |
| confine | something (such as borders or walls) that encloses |
| stygian | of or relating to the river Styx |