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 |
|---|---|
| forward | near, being at, or belonging to the forepart |
| distraught | agitated with doubt or mental conflict or pain |
| flout | to treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn |
| abnegation | denial |
| voyeur | someone who obtains sexual gratification from observing unsuspecting individuals who are partly undressed, naked, or engaged in sexual acts |
| mediate | occupying a middle position |
| primp | to dress, adorn, or arrange in a careful or finicky manner |
| unctuous | having, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality |
| consonant | being in agreement or harmony : free from elements making for discord |
| slick | having a smooth surface : slippery |