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 |
|---|---|
| permissive | granted on sufferance : tolerated |
| forswear | to make a liar of (oneself) under or as if under oath |
| panegyric | a eulogistic oration or writing |
| baffle | to defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert |
| matriculate | to enroll as a member of a body and especially of a college or university |
| apolitical | having no interest or involvement in political affairs |
| clipper | one that clips something |
| yen | a strong desire or propensity |
| ponderous | of very great weight |
| pervert | to cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt |