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
clipencompass
suffuseto spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light : flush
burnishto make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing
pacifistan adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes
malefactorone who commits an offense against the law
purchaseto obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy
provincialthe superior of a province of a Roman Catholic religious order
nugatoryof little or no consequence : trifling
iconoclastica person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions
monetaryof or relating to money or to the mechanisms by which it is supplied to and circulates in the economy