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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| salubrious | favorable to or promoting health or well-being |
| provisional | serving for the time being : temporary |
| sinister | singularly evil or productive of evil |
| promulgate | to make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim |
| unequivocal | leaving no doubt : clear |
| bucolic | of or relating to shepherds or herdsmen : pastoral |
| lopsided | leaning to one side |
| soluble | susceptible of being dissolved in or as if in a liquid and especially water |
| treatise | a systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached |
| placate | to soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease |