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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| straggle | to wander from the direct course or way : rove |
| militate | to have weight or effect |
| countenance | look |
| magniloquent | speaking in or characterized by a high-flown often bombastic style or manner |
| polarity | the quality or condition inherent in a body that exhibits opposite properties or powers in opposite parts or directions or that exhibits contrasted properties or powers in contrasted parts or directions : the condition of having poles |
| bifurcated | divided into two branches or parts |
| ominous | being or exhibiting an omen : portentous |
| ambidextrous | using both hands with equal ease or dexterity |
| stupefy | to make stupid, groggy, or insensible |
| alms | something (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor |