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 |
|---|---|
| precis | a concise summary of essential points, statements, or facts |
| disparage | to depreciate (see depreciate |
| inebriated | exhilarated or confused by or as if by alcohol : intoxicated |
| altruistic | relating to or given to altruism: |
| alleviate | relieve |
| affliction | a cause of persistent pain or distress |
| hypothetical | involving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural |
| catharsis | purification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| infamous | having a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil |