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 |
|---|---|
| sleeper | one that sleeps |
| distinct | distinguishable to the eye or mind as being discrete (see discrete |
| detain | to hold or keep in or as if in custody |
| covetous | marked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions |
| abominate | to hate or loathe intensely : abhor |
| bastion | a projecting part of a fortification |
| militate | to have weight or effect |
| scad | any of several carangid fishes (especially of the genus Decapterus) |
| expunge | to strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion |
| viand | an item of food |