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 |
|---|---|
| ulterior | going beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper |
| cameo | a gem carved in relief (see relief |
| ramification | branch |
| incarnate | invested with bodily and especially human nature and form |
| buxom | vigorously or healthily plump |
| reciprocal | inversely related : opposite |
| homage | a feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord |
| somnolent | of a kind likely to induce sleep |
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