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 |
|---|---|
| decorous | marked by propriety and good taste : correct |
| slough | a place of deep mud or mire |
| peer | one that is of equal standing with another : equal |
| senility | the quality or state of being senile : the physical and mental decline associated with old age |
| proxy | the agency, function, or office of a deputy who acts as a substitute for another |
| aesthetic | of, relating to, or dealing with aesthetics or the beautiful |
| flamboyant | marked by or given to strikingly elaborate or colorful display or behavior |
| desultory | marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose |
| opprobrium | something that brings disgrace |
| antediluvian | of or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible |