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 |
|---|---|
| desperado | a bold or violent criminal |
| imperative | not to be avoided or evaded : necessary |
| dichotomy | a division into two especially mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or entities |
| rickety | affected with rickets |
| felon | one who has committed a felony |
| onslaught | an especially fierce attack |
| mobile | capable of moving or being moved : movable |
| glib | showing little forethought or preparation : offhand |
| ameliorate | to make better or more tolerable |
| foreboding | the act of one who forebodes |