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 |
|---|---|
| expropriate | to deprive of possession or proprietary rights |
| unsullied | not soiled or tarnished : not sullied |
| effective | producing a decided, decisive, or desired effect |
| defeatist | an attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat |
| conclusive | of, relating to, or being a conclusion |
| vigor | active bodily or mental strength or force |
| symbiosis | the living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism) |
| influx | a coming in |
| bombardment | a late medieval cannon used to hurl large stones |
| paragon | a model of excellence or perfection |