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 |
|---|---|
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| hindrance | the state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered |
| cauterize | to sear with a cautery or caustic |
| chortle | to sing or chant exultantly |
| timbre | the quality given to a sound by its overtones: such as |
| penumbra | a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light |
| contention | a point advanced or maintained in a debate or argument |
| vestige | a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost |
| torque | a force that produces or tends to produce rotation or torsion |
| innocuous | producing no injury : harmless |