GRE Word List
REPULSE
to drive or beat back : repel
The meaning of the word repulse is to drive or beat back : repel.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| carcinogenic | producing or tending to produce cancer |
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| plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |
| infiltrate | to enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes |
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| nimble | quick and light in motion : agile |
| goad | to incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad |
| apocryphal | of doubtful authenticity : spurious |
| hegemony | preponderant influence or authority over others : domination |
| unrequited | not requited : not reciprocated or returned in kind |