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 |
|---|---|
| reiterate | to state or do over again or repeatedly sometimes with wearying effect |
| relapse | the act or an instance of backsliding, worsening, or subsiding |
| indict | to charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (such as a grand jury) in due form of law |
| digression | the act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work |
| blunt | having an edge or point that is not sharp |
| parched | deprived of natural moisture |
| swear-word | word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody'' |
| homily | a usually short sermon |
| raiment | clothing |
| hone | to sharpen or smooth with a whetstone |