GRE Word List

REPELLENT

serving or tending to drive away or ward off

The meaning of the word repellent is serving or tending to drive away or ward off.

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WordMeaning
haggardnot tamed
sedulousinvolving or accomplished with careful perseverance
timorousof a timid disposition : fearful
resoundto become filled with sound : reverberate
distinctivemarking as separate or different : serving to distinguish
coddleto cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point
chicanerydeception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery
truisman undoubted or self-evident truth
apogeethe point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth
epitheta characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing