reject vs repel

reject is a noun but repel is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
reject	Yes	No	Yes	No
repel	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, repel is a hyponym of reject; that is, repel is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than reject:

Other hyponyms of reject include rebuff, snub.

reject (noun)	repel (noun)
the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality

reject (verb)	repel (verb)
not accept something given or offered	reject outright and bluntly
dismiss from consideration or a contest	force or drive back
deem wrong or inappropriate	cause to move back by force or influence
reject with contempt	be repellent to; cause aversion in
not accept as true	fill with distaste
refuse entrance or membership
resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ