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 |
|---|---|
| resound | to become filled with sound : reverberate |
| surreptitious | done, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine |
| clandestine | marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious |
| token | a piece resembling a coin issued for use (as for fare on a bus) by a particular group on specified terms |
| proselytize | to induce someone to convert to one's faith |
| derelict | abandoned especially by the owner or occupant |
| precedent | prior in time, order, arrangement, or significance |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| deviate | to stray especially from a standard, principle, or topic |
| curmudgeon | a crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man |