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 |
|---|---|
| arid | excessively dry |
| revoke | to annul by recalling or taking back : rescind |
| digression | the act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work |
| withdrawn | removed from immediate contact or easy approach : isolated |
| piscatorial | piscatory |
| hackneyed | lacking in freshness or originality |
| attrition | sorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God |
| disinclination | a preference for avoiding something : slight aversion |
| braggart | a loud arrogant boaster |
| indulge | to yield to the desire of : humor |