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 |
|---|---|
| context | the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning |
| disgruntle | to make ill-humored or discontented |
| partisan | a firm adherent to a party, faction, cause, or person |
| incipient | beginning to come into being or to become apparent |
| abate | to decrease in force or intensity |
| abash | to destroy the self-possession or self-confidence of (someone) : disconcert |
| reverend | worthy of reverence : revered |
| refuse | to express oneself as unwilling to accept |
| clamber | to climb awkwardly or with effort especially by using both the hands and the feet |
| embark | to go on board a vehicle for transportation |