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Difference between repel and refuse



 
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Difference between repel and refuse Mon May 16, 2005 7:07 am  Difference between repel and refuse
 

Test No. incompl/advan-22 "Quality Control", question 8

The sole purpose of this jacket is to ......... water and if you wear it in the rain and still get wet, it's useless.

(a) reject
(b) repulse
(c) repel
(d) return

Test No. incompl/advan-22 "Quality Control", answer 8

The sole purpose of this jacket is to repel water and if you wear it in the rain and still get wet, it's useless.

Correct answer: (c) repel

Your answer was: incorrect
The sole purpose of this jacket is to repulse water and if you wear it in the rain and still get wet, it's useless.
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Dear Sir,
Could you please explain more about why we use "repel" here instead of "repulse" or "reject"?
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Difference between repel and refuse Mon May 16, 2005 9:18 am  Difference between repel and refuse
 

Repel means stop something sticking to something else. Repulse is a much stronger word in meaning suggesting fighting back as in war - one force repulsing another. Reject is simply refuse in the sense of not accepting a plan/idea/proposal.
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Repel><reject, repulse Thu May 26, 2005 10:12 am  Repel><reject, repulse
 

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