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 |
|---|---|
| pummel | pound |
| tribulation | distress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution |
| qualified | fitted (as by training or experience) for a given purpose : competent |
| gauche | lacking social experience or grace |
| calorific | caloric |
| monotony | tedious sameness |
| ebullient | boiling |
| exact | to call for forcibly or urgently and obtain |
| vivisection | the cutting of or operation on a living animal usually for physiological or pathological investigation |
| catechism | oral instruction |