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 |
|---|---|
| chary | discreetly cautious: such as |
| compliance | the act or process of complying to a desire, demand, proposal, or regimen or to coercion |
| spare | not being used |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| surpass | to become better, greater, or stronger than : exceed |
| prattle | prate |
| sprout | to grow, spring up, or come forth as or as if a sprout |
| insightful | exhibiting or characterized by insight |
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
| gerontocracy | rule by elders |