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 |
|---|---|
| run-down | an item-by-item report or review : summary |
| substantive | having substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned |
| contentious | likely to cause disagreement or argument |
| decree | an order usually having the force of law |
| discord | lack of agreement or harmony (as between persons, things, or ideas) |
| extemporaneous | composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu |
| lag | one that lags or is last |
| dys- | abnormal |
| reiterate | to state or do over again or repeatedly sometimes with wearying effect |
| canard | a false or unfounded report or story |