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 |
|---|---|
| consonance | harmony or agreement among components |
| strut | to become turgid : swell |
| unsavory | insipid |
| fussy | easily upset : irritable |
| incline | to bend the head or body forward : bow |
| titter | to laugh in a nervous, affected, or partly suppressed manner : giggle |
| suppliant | supplicant |
| veto | an authoritative prohibition : interdiction |
| vouch | to supply supporting evidence or testimony |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |