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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|---|---|
| affluence | abundance of property : wealth |
| abjure | to renounce upon oath |
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| graphic | of or relating to the pictorial arts |
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| verbose | containing more words than necessary : wordy |
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| portly | dignified |