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 |
|---|---|
| exigency | that which is required in a particular situation |
| thematic | of, relating to, or constituting a theme |
| disfigure | to impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries |
| luxuriant | yielding abundantly : fertile |
| artless | lacking art, knowledge, or skill : uncultured |
| tarnish | to dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil |
| ordination | the act or an instance of ordaining : the state of being ordained |
| comity | friendly social atmosphere : social harmony |
| brindled | having obscure dark streaks or flecks on a usually gray or tawny ground |
| precipitant | precipitate |