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 |
|---|---|
| enfranchise | to set free (as from slavery) |
| compulsory | mandatory |
| disapprobation | the act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation |
| friction | the rubbing of one body against another |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| check | to inspect, examine, or look at appraisingly or appreciatively |
| senility | the quality or state of being senile : the physical and mental decline associated with old age |
| sycophant | a servile self-seeking flatterer |
| slap | to strike sharply with or as if with the open hand |
| unprecedented | having no precedent : novel |