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 |
|---|---|
| maniacal | affected with or suggestive of madness |
| irascible | marked by hot temper and easily provoked anger |
| transparent | having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid |
| infantile | of or relating to infants or infancy |
| embroil | to throw into disorder or confusion |
| finale | the close or termination of something: such as |
| leeway | an allowable margin of freedom or variation : tolerance |
| surge | to rise and fall actively : toss |
| caustic | capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive |
| nepotism | favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship |