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 |
|---|---|
| voluptuous | suggesting sensual pleasure by fullness and beauty of form |
| precedent | prior in time, order, arrangement, or significance |
| untoward | difficult to guide, manage, or work with : unruly |
| emanate | to come out from a source |
| hindmost | farthest to the rear : last |
| license | permission to act |
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| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |
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