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 |
|---|---|
| adjourn | to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time |
| intrude | to thrust oneself in without invitation, permission, or welcome |
| truism | an undoubted or self-evident truth |
| condescend | to assume an air of superiority |
| glossy | having a surface luster or brightness |
| mongrel | an individual resulting from the interbreeding of diverse breeds (see breed |
| contrivance | a thing contrived |
| stealth | a cautious, unobtrusive, and secretive way of moving or proceeding intended to avoid detection |
| rationalize | to bring into accord with reason or cause something to seem reasonable: such as |
| objective | expressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations |