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 |
|---|---|
| cognitive | of, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering) |
| disenfranchise | to deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity |
| premonitory | giving warning |
| transpire | to take place : go on |
| purge | to clear of guilt |
| excoriate | to wear off the skin of : abrade |
| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |
| skulk | to move in a stealthy or furtive manner |
| spoof | deceive |
| reproach | an expression of rebuke or disapproval |