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 |
|---|---|
| pragmatist | a practical approach to problems and affairs |
| dismember | to cut off or disjoin the limbs, members, or parts of |
| ogle | to glance with amorous invitation or challenge |
| evocative | evoking or tending to evoke an especially emotional response |
| edify | to instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : uplift |
| poseur | a person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person |
| perdition | eternal damnation |
| raconteur | a person who excels in telling anecdotes |
| occident | west |
| provision | the act or process of providing |