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 |
|---|---|
| languid | drooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak |
| knit | to form by interlacing yarn or thread in a series of connected loops with needles |
| impugn | to assail by words or arguments : oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity |
| sluggard | a habitually lazy person |
| patrimony | an estate inherited from one's father or ancestor |
| edifice | building |
| bait | to persecute or exasperate with unjust, malicious, or persistent attacks |
| bizarre | strikingly out of the ordinary: such as |
| dupe | one that is easily deceived or cheated : fool |
| impetuous | marked by impulsive vehemence or passion |