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 |
|---|---|
| decorum | literary and dramatic propriety : fitness |
| aphasia | loss or impairment of the power to use or comprehend words usually resulting from brain damage (as from a stroke, head injury, or infection) |
| severity | the quality or state of being severe : the condition of being very bad, serious, unpleasant, or harsh |
| nether | situated down or below : lower |
| levity | excessive or unseemly frivolity |
| caldron | a large kettle or boiler |
| resuscitate | to revive from apparent death or from unconsciousness |
| intellect | the power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge |
| charisma | a personal magic of leadership arousing special popular loyalty or enthusiasm for a public figure (such as a political leader) |
| aspire | to seek to attain or accomplish a particular goal |