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 |
|---|---|
| optician | a maker of or dealer in optical items and instruments |
| tan | to make (skin) tan especially by exposure to the sun |
| 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 |
| robust | having or exhibiting strength or vigorous health |
| mingle | to bring or mix together or with something else usually without fundamental loss of identity : intermix |
| unfledged | not feathered : not ready for flight |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| befuddle | to muddle or stupefy with or as if with drink |
| antagonism | opposition of a conflicting force, tendency, or principle |
| outcast | one that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah |