GRE Word List
REPULSE
reject with rudeness or coldness (an offer or friendship); drive back (an enemy attack); CF. repulse $\neq$ cause repulsion
The meaning of the word repulse is reject with rudeness or coldness (an offer or friendship); drive back (an enemy attack); CF. repulse $\neq$ cause repulsion.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| disband | dissolve; disperse; (of a group) break up and separate; Ex. The club has disbanded. |
| deputize | work or appoint as a deputy; N. deputy: person who has the power to take charge when the leading person is away |
| theocracy | government run by religious leaders |
| energize | invigorate; give energy to; make forceful and active |
| antithesis | contrast; direct opposite of or to; ADJ. antithetic or antithetical |
| obsequy | funeral ceremony |
| proximity | nearness; ADJ. proximate |
| rife | (of something bad) widespread; abundant; current |
| idle | not working; not employed or busy; lazy; without purpose; useless; lacking substance; baseless; not based on truth; Ex. idle worker; Ex. talk idly; V. |
| decant | pour off gently (wine or liquid) |
