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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WordMeaning
definitiveserving to provide a final solution or to end a situation
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ingenioushaving or showing an unusual aptitude for discovering, inventing, or contriving
dislodgeto drive from a position of hiding, defense, or advantage
voluminoushaving or marked by great volume or bulk : large
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