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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chroniccontinuing or occurring again and again for a long time
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unfalteringnot wavering or weakening : firm
vagaryan erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion
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solublesusceptible of being dissolved in or as if in a liquid and especially water
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inherentinvolved in the constitution or essential character of something : belonging by nature or habit : intrinsic