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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vouch | to supply supporting evidence or testimony |
| sanctimonious | hypocritically pious or devout |
| thwart | to oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of |
| bank | a mound, pile, or ridge raised above the surrounding level: such as |
| naivete | a naive remark or action |
| subliminal | inadequate to produce a sensation or a perception |
| disseminate | to spread abroad as though sowing seed |
| cite | to call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court) |
| thrash | to beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog |
| ideology | a manner or the content of thinking characteristic of an individual, group, or culture |