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 |
|---|---|
| obese | having excessive body fat |
| perspicuity | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| resignation | an act or instance of resigning something : surrender |
| asperity | roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger |
| impromptu | made, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment : improvised |
| exquisite | marked by flawless craftsmanship or by beautiful, ingenious, delicate, or elaborate execution |
| annex | to attach as a quality, consequence, or condition |
| mangle | to injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing |
| recidivism | a tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior |
| galvanize | to subject to the action of an electric current especially for the purpose of stimulating physiologically |