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 |
|---|---|
| grotesque | a style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature |
| supplicate | to make a humble entreaty |
| stringent | tight |
| sequester | to set apart : segregate |
| precise | exactly or sharply defined or stated |
| enfranchise | to set free (as from slavery) |
| hackles | one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird |
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