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 |
|---|---|
| skeptic | an adherent or advocate of skepticism |
| incognito | with one's identity concealed |
| truncate | to shorten by or as if by cutting off |
| vitiate | to make faulty or defective : impair |
| stellar | of or relating to the stars : astral |
| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |
| allude | to make indirect reference |
| expiate | to make amends for |
| extemporaneous | composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu |
| retentive | having the power, property, or capacity of retaining |