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 |
|---|---|
| shoot | to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger) |
| pedant | one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge |
| depict | to represent by or as if by a picture |
| swill | wash |
| calculated | apt |
| fetid | having a heavy offensive smell |
| magnate | a person of rank, power, influence, or distinction often in a specified area |
| render | to melt down |
| shard | a piece or fragment of a brittle substance |
| protuberance | something that is protuberant |