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 |
|---|---|
| dinghy | a small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat |
| base | the bottom of something considered as its support : foundation |
| exact | to call for forcibly or urgently and obtain |
| rubric | an authoritative rule |
| pedestal | the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration |
| rebuff | to reject or criticize sharply : snub |
| humanitarian | a person promoting human welfare and social reform : philanthropist |
| disaffected | discontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious |
| warble | a melodious succession of low pleasing sounds |
| wane | to decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle |