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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| satire | a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn |
| grill | to broil on a grill |
| infallible | incapable of error : unerring |
| zenith | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the nadir and vertically above the observer see azimuth illustration |
| accost | to approach and speak to (someone) in an often challenging or aggressive way |
| deadpan | marked by an impassive matter-of-fact manner, style, or expression |
| bandy | to discuss lightly or banteringly |
| eclipse | the total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another |
| renounce | to give up, refuse, or resign usually by formal declaration |
| askew | out of line : at an angle |