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 |
|---|---|
| concession | the act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat) |
| brittle | easily broken, cracked, or snapped |
| cull | to select from a group : choose |
| abdicate | to renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function |
| hypothetical | involving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural |
| deprecate | to express disapproval of |
| slither | to slide on or as if on a loose gravelly surface |
| derelict | abandoned especially by the owner or occupant |
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| guise | a form or style of dress : costume |