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 |
|---|---|
| nimble | quick and light in motion : agile |
| uncouth | awkward and uncultivated in appearance, manner, or behavior : rude |
| renown | a state of being widely acclaimed and highly honored : fame |
| inkling | a slight knowledge or vague notion |
| enthrall | to hold spellbound : charm |
| posthumous | born after the death of the father |
| distinction | the act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference |
| wilt | loose freshness; droop |
| concerted | mutually contrived or agreed on |
| default | failure to do something required by duty or law : neglect |