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 |
|---|---|
| inept | generally incompetent : bungling |
| incite | to move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| degradation | the act or process of degrading |
| burnish | to make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing |
| abase | to lower in rank, office, prestige, or esteem |
| bemoan | to express deep grief or distress over |
| commandeer | to compel to perform military service |
| conservatory | a greenhouse for growing or displaying plants |
| repulsion | the action of repulsing : the state of being repulsed |