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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| belabor | to attack verbally |
| painstaking | taking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort |
| overturn | to cause to turn over : upset |
| vacillate | to waver in mind, will, or feeling : hesitate in choice of opinions or courses |
| august | marked by majestic dignity or grandeur |
| plausible | superficially fair, reasonable, or valuable but often specious |
| dogmatic | characterized by or given to the expression of opinions very strongly or positively as if they were facts |
| refuse | to express oneself as unwilling to accept |
| expostulation | an act or an instance of expostulating |
| assent | to agree to or approve of something (such as an idea or suggestion) especially after thoughtful consideration : concur |