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 |
|---|---|
| mortify | to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame |
| pauper | a person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity |
| gloat | to observe or think about something with triumphant and often malicious satisfaction, gratification, or delight |
| celibate | of, relating to, or characterized by celibacy: |
| pugnacity | having a quarrelsome or combative nature : truculent |
| succumb | to yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire |
| exacerbate | to make more violent, bitter, or severe |
| jest | a joking or mocking remark |
| begrudge | to give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure |
| polyglot | one who is polyglot |