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 |
|---|---|
| stipple | to engrave by means of dots and flicks |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| strident | characterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound |
| sporadic | occurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances |
| overture | an initiative toward agreement or action : proposal |
| defile | to make unclean or impure: such as |
| clavicle | a bone of the shoulder girdle typically serving to link the scapula and sternum |
| evoke | to call forth or up: such as |
| enduring | lasting |
| suffocate | to stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation) |