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 |
|---|---|
| persevere | to persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement |
| winsome | generally pleasing and engaging often because of a childlike charm and innocence |
| lascivious | filled with or showing sexual desire : lewd |
| vertigo | a sensation of motion in which the individual or the individual's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily |
| dissension | disagreement |
| abstemious | marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol |
| complaisant | marked by an inclination to please or oblige |
| reimburse | to pay back to someone : repay |
| ogle | to glance with amorous invitation or challenge |
| hazard | a source of danger |