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 |
|---|---|
| jurisdiction | the power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law |
| eon | an immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time : age |
| canard | a false or unfounded report or story |
| humanitarian | a person promoting human welfare and social reform : philanthropist |
| colossus | a statue of gigantic size and proportions |
| tendentious | marked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased |
| piebald | composed of incongruous parts |
| dutiful | filled with or motivated by a sense of duty |
| coercion | the act, process, or power of coercing |
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