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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subterfugedeception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade
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syllogisma deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable")
ecosystemthe complex of a community of organisms and its environment functioning as an ecological unit
shrewany of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur
dulltedious
bicameralhaving, consisting of, or based on two legislative chambers (see chamber
transposeto change the relative place or normal order of : alter the sequence of
authenticateto prove or serve to prove to be real, true, or genuine
pastrya dough that is used to make pies and other baked goods and typically has a high fat content : paste