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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WordMeaning
incorporealnot corporeal : having no material body or form
wispa small handful (as of hay or straw)
impoverishto make poor
bereftdeprived or robbed of the possession or use of something
megalomaniaa mania (see mania
scalean instrument or machine for weighing
impotentnot potent : lacking in power, strength, or vigor : helpless
circumlocutionthe use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea
pariaha member of a low caste of southern India
estimablecapable of being estimated