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 |
|---|---|
| insouciant | lighthearted unconcern : nonchalance |
| doctrine | a principle or position or the body of principles in a branch of knowledge or system of belief : dogma |
| garbled | made unclear or confusing : distorted or mixed up |
| amble | to go at or as if at an easy gait : saunter |
| tithe | a tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment |
| impinge | encroach |
| mnemonic | assisting or intended to assist memory |
| harbinger | something that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come |
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |
| comprise | to be made up of |