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 |
|---|---|
| eloquence | discourse marked by force and persuasiveness |
| detraction | a lessening of reputation or esteem especially by envious, malicious, or petty criticism : belittling |
| contravene | to go or act contrary to : violate |
| potential | existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality |
| implacable | not placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated |
| extol | to praise highly : glorify |
| gauche | lacking social experience or grace |
| unmitigated | not lessened : unrelieved |
| ferment | to undergo fermentation |
| hinterlands | a region lying inland from a coast |