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 |
|---|---|
| whim | a capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind : fancy |
| revoke | to annul by recalling or taking back : rescind |
| brim | an upper or outer margin : verge |
| monastic | of or relating to monasteries or to monks or nuns |
| incite | to move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on |
| indifferent | marked by a lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern for something : apathetic |
| outstrip | to go faster or farther than |
| fictitious | of, relating to, or characteristic of fiction : imaginary |
| exemplary | deserving imitation : commendable |
| stem_from | arise from; originate from |