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 |
|---|---|
| malevolent | having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred |
| rotundity | marked by roundness : rounded |
| wilt | loose freshness; droop |
| masochist | a person who derives sexual gratification from being subjected to physical pain or humiliation : an individual given to masochism |
| requisition | the act of formally requiring or calling upon someone to perform an action |
| lunatic | affected with a severely disordered state of mind : insane |
| dispense | to divide and share out according to a plan : to deal out in portions |
| waif | a stray person or animal |
| emend | to correct usually by textual alterations |
| incubus | an evil spirit that lies on persons in their sleep |