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 |
|---|---|
| strident | characterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound |
| variegated | having discrete markings of different colors |
| smudge | to make a smudge on |
| inception | an act, process, or instance of beginning : commencement |
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |
| conformity | correspondence in form, manner, or character : agreement |
| torrid | parched with heat especially of the sun : hot |
| abnegation | denial |
| personable | pleasant or amiable in person : attractive |
| humor | that quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality |