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 |
|---|---|
| parlance | speech |
| nonchalance | the quality or state of being nonchalant |
| barb | a medieval cloth headdress passing over or under the chin and covering the neck |
| pulpit | an elevated platform or high reading desk used in preaching or conducting a worship service |
| foul | offensive to the senses : loathsome |
| disquietude | anxiety |
| denounce | to pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil |
| compulsion | an act of compelling |
| document | proof |
| legend | a story coming down from the past |