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 |
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avid | characterized by enthusiasm and vigorous pursuit : very eager and enthusiastic |
lackadaisical | lacking life, spirit, or zest : languid |
primary | first in order of time or development : primitive |
rectitude | the quality or state of being straight |
ephemeral | lasting a very short time |
spurn | to reject with disdain or contempt : scorn |
scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
enormity | an outrageous, improper, vicious, or immoral act |
pellucid | admitting maximum passage of light without diffusion or distortion |
distraught | agitated with doubt or mental conflict or pain |