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 |
|---|---|
| scale | an instrument or machine for weighing |
| condign | deserved |
| muster | a representative specimen (see specimen |
| lap | a loose overlapping or hanging panel or flap especially of a garment |
| caldron | a large kettle or boiler |
| defile | to make unclean or impure: such as |
| initiate | to cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going |
| refrain | curb |
| burnish | to make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing |
| platonic | of, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or Platonism |