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 |
|---|---|
| lumber | to move ponderously |
| prosody | the study of versification |
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| swarm | a great number of honeybees emigrating together from a hive in company with a queen to start a new colony elsewhere |
| affluence | abundance of property : wealth |
| salient | moving by leaps or springs : jumping |
| indisputable | not disputable : unquestionable |
| leeway | an allowable margin of freedom or variation : tolerance |
| bigotry | obstinate or intolerant devotion to one's own opinions and prejudices : the state of mind of a bigot |
| memorialize | to address or petition by a memorial |