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 |
|---|---|
| surveillance | close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective) |
| unprepossessing | not tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing |
| toxic | containing or being poisonous material especially when capable of causing death or serious debilitation |
| fester | to generate pus |
| synchronous | happening, existing, or arising at precisely the same time |
| shudder | to tremble convulsively : shiver |
| static | exerting force by reason of weight alone without motion |
| babble | to talk enthusiastically or excessively |
| recurrent | running or turning back in a direction opposite to a former course |
| migratory | of, relating to, or characterized by migration |