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 |
|---|---|
| recurrent | running or turning back in a direction opposite to a former course |
| dissonance | lack of agreement |
| polity | political organization |
| multiform | having many forms or appearances |
| temerity | unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness |
| unobtrusive | not obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous |
| prototype | an original model on which something is patterned : archetype |
| commensurate | corresponding in size, extent, amount, or degree : proportionate |
| transcendental | transcendent |
| estranged | having lost former closeness and affection : in a state of alienation from a previous close or familial relationship |