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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| bilious | of or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile |
| gullible | easily duped or cheated |
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| rhetoric | the art of speaking or writing effectively: such as |
| countenance | look |
| striated | marked with striations or striae |
| torrid | parched with heat especially of the sun : hot |
| inchoate | being only partly in existence or operation : incipient |
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| swear | to utter or take solemnly (an oath) |