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 |
|---|---|
| cavalcade | a procession (see procession |
| litigation | the act, process, or practice of settling a dispute in a court of law : the act or process of litigating |
| perspicuous | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| whim | a capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind : fancy |
| rational | having reason or understanding |
| topography | the art or practice of graphic delineation in detail usually on maps or charts of natural and man-made features of a place or region especially in a way to show their relative positions and elevations |
| pluck | to pull or pick off or out |
| tinge | a slight staining or suffusing shade or color |
| congenital | existing at or dating from birth |
| depredation | to lay waste : plunder |