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 |
|---|---|
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |
| disjointed | being thrown out of orderly function |
| impediment | something that impedes |
| beget | to procreate as the father : sire |
| constraint | the act of constraining |
| incompatible | not compatible: such as |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| foster | having, relating to, or being the relationship between a foster parent and the child who the foster parent cares for |
| merit | a praiseworthy quality : virtue |
| pliant | pliable |