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 |
|---|---|
| misanthrope | a person who hates or distrusts humankind |
| dominate | rule |
| bizarre | strikingly out of the ordinary: such as |
| dowse | to plunge into water |
| bluff | having a broad flattened front |
| irretrievable | not retrievable : impossible to regain or recover |
| pragmatist | a practical approach to problems and affairs |
| obituary | a notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account |
| peripheral | of, relating to, involving, or forming a periphery or surface part |
| conformist | one who conforms : a person who behaves in accordance with prevailing standards or customs and typically dislikes or avoids unconventional behavior |