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 |
|---|---|
| retiring | reserved |
| flaunt | to display or obtrude oneself to public notice |
| retrograde | having or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars |
| magniloquent | speaking in or characterized by a high-flown often bombastic style or manner |
| clavicle | a bone of the shoulder girdle typically serving to link the scapula and sternum |
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |
| distraught | agitated with doubt or mental conflict or pain |
| lurid | causing horror or revulsion : gruesome |
| putative | commonly accepted or supposed |
| boon | a timely benefit : blessing |