GRE Word List
REPULSE
to drive or beat back : repel
The meaning of the word repulse is to drive or beat back : repel.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| truncate | to shorten by or as if by cutting off |
| quietude | a quiet state : repose |
| galleon | a heavy square-rigged sailing ship of the 15th to early 18th centuries used for war or commerce especially by the Spanish |
| clip | encompass |
| calligraphy | artistic, stylized, or elegant handwriting or lettering |
| cursory | rapidly and often superficially performed or produced : hasty |
| wage | a payment usually of money for labor or services usually according to contract and on an hourly, daily, or piecework basis |
| portly | dignified |
| epitaph | an inscription on or at a tomb or a grave in memory of the one buried there |
| ductile | capable of being drawn out (see draw |