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 |
|---|---|
| stumble | to fall into sin or waywardness |
| suborn | to induce secretly to do an unlawful thing |
| enervate | lacking physical, mental, or moral vigor : enervated |
| thrifty | given to or marked by economy and good management |
| toga | the loose outer garment worn in public by citizens of ancient Rome |
| amnesia | loss of memory due usually to brain injury, shock, fatigue, repression, or illness |
| asperity | roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger |
| skinflint | a person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser |
| disperse | to cause to break up (see break up |
| titanic | having great magnitude, force, or power : colossal |