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 |
|---|---|
| inherent | involved in the constitution or essential character of something : belonging by nature or habit : intrinsic |
| avarice | excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain : greediness |
| egregious | conspicuous |
| girth | a band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (such as a saddle) on its back |
| solder | a metal or metallic alloy used when melted to join metallic surfaces |
| apotheosis | the perfect form or example of something : quintessence |
| indigent | suffering from extreme poverty : impoverished |
| affidavit | a sworn statement in writing made especially under oath or on affirmation (see affirmation |
| resign | relegate |
| chameleon | any of a family (Chamaeleontidae) of chiefly arboreal (see arboreal |