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 |
|---|---|
| interpolate | to alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter |
| obfuscate | to throw into shadow : darken |
| macerate | to cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting |
| vegetate | to lead a passive existence without exertion of body or mind |
| tumid | marked by swelling : swollen |
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| dirge | a song or hymn of grief or lamentation |
| gourmet | a connoisseur of food and drink |
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| decapitate | to cut off the head of : behead |