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 |
|---|---|
| compulsion | an act of compelling |
| malevolent | having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred |
| ambrosia | the food of the Greek and Roman gods |
| perquisite | a privilege, gain, or profit incidental to regular salary or wages |
| courier | messenger |
| encumber | weigh down |
| restive | stubbornly resisting control : balky |
| abscond | to depart secretly and hide oneself |
| antagonism | opposition of a conflicting force, tendency, or principle |
| exasperate | to cause irritation or annoyance to |