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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WordMeaning
slakesubside
runicany of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries
overbearingtending to overwhelm : overpowering
foreshadowto represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure
vicaran ecclesiastical agent: such as
hamperto restrict the movement of by bonds or obstacles : impede
epitheta characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing
swelterto suffer, sweat, or be faint from heat
anestheticof, relating to, or capable of producing anesthesia
impietythe quality or state of being impious : irreverence