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 |
|---|---|
| propriety | the quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness |
| embezzlement | to appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use |
| brooch | an ornament that is held by a pin or clasp and is worn at or near the neck |
| jurisprudence | the science or philosophy of law |
| ruminate | to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly |
| profound | having intellectual depth and insight |
| cupidity | inordinate desire for wealth : avarice |
| amplify | to expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis |
| paradigm | example |
| cynical | having or showing the attitude or temper of a cynic: such as |