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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| repulse | to drive or beat back : repel |
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| inchoate | being only partly in existence or operation : incipient |
| exposure | the fact or condition of being exposed: such as |
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| spurn | to reject with disdain or contempt : scorn |
| amble | to go at or as if at an easy gait : saunter |
| trenchant | keen |
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