GRE Word List
REVULSION
a strong pulling or drawing away : withdrawal
The meaning of the word revulsion is a strong pulling or drawing away : withdrawal.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| stealth | a cautious, unobtrusive, and secretive way of moving or proceeding intended to avoid detection |
| ordain | to invest (see invest |
| executioner | one who executes |
| collation | a light meal allowed on fast days in place of lunch or supper |
| stereotype | to make a stereotype from |
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas |
| synoptic | affording a general view of a whole |
| dull | tedious |
| diurnal | active chiefly in the daytime |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |