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 |
|---|---|
| contentious | likely to cause disagreement or argument |
| infamous | having a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil |
| burnish | to make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing |
| incredulity | the quality or state of being incredulous : disbelief |
| sleazy | lacking firmness of texture : flimsy |
| unilateral | done or undertaken by one person or party |
| occult | to shut off from view or exposure : cover |
| imperative | not to be avoided or evaded : necessary |
| sober | not intoxicated |
| instigate | to goad or urge forward : provoke |