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 |
|---|---|
| forward | near, being at, or belonging to the forepart |
| miniature | a copy on a much reduced scale |
| unexceptionable | not open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable |
| courier | messenger |
| epaulet | something that ornaments or protects the shoulder: such as |
| somnambulist | an abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (such as walking) are performed |
| perdition | eternal damnation |
| gauche | lacking social experience or grace |
| bombast | pretentious inflated speech or writing |
| duration | continuance in time |