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 |
|---|---|
| embody | to give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate |
| zeal | eagerness and ardent interest in pursuit of something : fervor |
| milieu | the physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops : environment |
| chaplain | a clergyman in charge of a chapel |
| disinterested | not having the mind or feelings engaged (see engaged |
| transitory | of brief duration : temporary |
| asylum | an inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary |
| inclined | having inclination, disposition, or tendency |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| vegetate | to lead a passive existence without exertion of body or mind |