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 |
|---|---|
| jaunty | sprightly in manner or appearance : lively |
| yoke | a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together |
| trample | tramp |
| reprisal | a retaliatory act |
| frond | a large leaf (especially of a palm or fern) usually with many divisions |
| weird | of strange or extraordinary character : odd |
| apolitical | having no interest or involvement in political affairs |
| impunity | exemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or loss |
| outlaw | a person excluded from the benefit or protection of the law |
| historical | of, relating to, or having the character of history |