GRE Word List
DETERRENT
serving to discourage, prevent, or inhibit : serving to deter
The meaning of the word deterrent is serving to discourage, prevent, or inhibit : serving to deter.
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| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| exemplary | deserving imitation : commendable |
| monumental | serving as or resembling a monument : massive |
| allay | to subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate |
| militant | engaged in warfare or combat : fighting |
| regeneration | an act or the process of regenerating : the state of being regenerated |
| natation | the action or art of swimming |
| trinket | a small ornament (such as a jewel or ring) |
| contagion | a contagious disease |