GRE Word List
REPELLENT
driving away; disgusting; offensive; repulsive; unattractive; N.
The meaning of the word repellent is driving away; disgusting; offensive; repulsive; unattractive; N..
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| parlance | language; manner of speaking; idiom; Ex. in legal/common parlance |
| decrepit | weak and in bad condition from old age or hard use; Ex. decrepit old chair/man |
| feature | distinctive part of the faces (as the eyes or mouth); features: overall appearance of the face; prominent or distinctive quality; prominent article; film; V: make prominent |
| impel | drive or force onward; drive to take action; urge to action |
| prolific | producing offspring or fruit in abundance; fertile; fecund; abundantly fruitful; producing abundant works; Ex. prolific writer |
| polar | of a pole; characterized by opposite extremes; Ex. polar opposites |
| hubris | arrogance; excessive self-conceit |
| engross | occupy fully; absorb |
| luxuriant | abundant; growing healthily and in large amounts; excessively ornate; rich and splendid; fertile; Ex. luxuriant forests/prose; CF. luxurious, luxuriate |
| bucolic | rustic; pastoral |
