GRE Word List

AVERSION

a feeling of repugnance toward something with a desire to avoid or turn from it

The meaning of the word aversion is a feeling of repugnance toward something with a desire to avoid or turn from it.

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WordMeaning
imperativenot to be avoided or evaded : necessary
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provenanceorigin
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compromisesettlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions
irrepressibleimpossible to repress, restrain, or control
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