GRE Word List
REPULSION
the action of repulsing : the state of being repulsed
The meaning of the word repulsion is the action of repulsing : the state of being repulsed.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prod | to thrust a pointed instrument into : prick |
| chasten | to correct by punishment or suffering : discipline |
| bastion | a projecting part of a fortification |
| buffoonery | foolish or playful behavior or practice |
| subsidy | a grant or gift of money: such as |
| anachronism | an error in chronology |
| plaster | a medicated or protective dressing that consists of a film (as of cloth or plastic) spread with a usually medicated substance |
| corroborate | to support with evidence or authority : make more certain |
| impale | to pierce with or as if with something pointed |
| cynosure | the northern constellation Ursa Minor |