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 |
|---|---|
| cadence | the beat, time, or measure of rhythmical motion or activity |
| cantankerous | difficult or irritating to deal with |
| abnegation | denial |
| stench | stink |
| ostensible | intended for display : open to view |
| camp | a place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers) |
| reprehensible | worthy of or deserving reprehension : culpable |
| enclave | a distinct territorial, cultural, or social unit enclosed within or as if within foreign territory |
| imbecility | the quality or state of being very stupid or foolish : utter foolishness |
| intellect | the power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge |