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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|---|---|
| extricate | to free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty |
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| tacit | expressed or carried on without words or speech |
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| throes | pang |
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