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 |
|---|---|
| chameleon | any of a family (Chamaeleontidae) of chiefly arboreal (see arboreal |
| pervert | to cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt |
| genre | a category of artistic, musical, or literary composition characterized by a particular style, form, or content |
| inquisitive | given to examination or investigation |
| consanguinity | the quality or state of being consanguineous |
| mote | a small particle : speck |
| caliber | degree of mental capacity or moral quality |
| hiatus | a break in or as if in a material object : gap |
| silt | loose sedimentary material with rock particles usually ¹/₂₀ millimeter or less in diameter |
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