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 |
|---|---|
| irascible | marked by hot temper and easily provoked anger |
| germinal | being in the earliest stage of development |
| deplete | to empty of a principal substance |
| temperament | characteristic or habitual inclination or mode of emotional response |
| wanderlust | strong longing for or impulse toward wandering |
| puny | slight or inferior in power, size, or importance : weak |
| ecstasy | a state of overwhelming emotion |
| revert | to come or go back (as to a former condition, period, or subject) |
| euphony | pleasing or sweet sound |
| abscission | the act or process of cutting off : removal |