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 |
|---|---|
| privation | an act or instance of depriving : deprivation |
| tempestuous | of, relating to, or resembling a tempest : turbulent |
| potential | existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality |
| epitaph | an inscription on or at a tomb or a grave in memory of the one buried there |
| aloof | removed or distant either physically or emotionally |
| servitude | a condition in which one lacks liberty especially to determine one's course of action or way of life |
| recuperate | to get back : regain |
| facilitate | to make easier : help bring about |
| tensile | capable of tension : ductile |
| dissemble | to hide under a false appearance |