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 |
|---|---|
| defray | to provide for the payment of : pay |
| tender | marked by, responding to, or expressing the softer emotions : fond |
| recuperate | to get back : regain |
| mash | to reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure |
| denizen | inhabitant |
| limp | to walk lamely |
| resuscitate | to revive from apparent death or from unconsciousness |
| debar | to bar from having or doing something : preclude |
| appall | to overcome with consternation, shock, or dismay |
| despot | a ruler with absolute power and authority |