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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|---|---|
| physiognomy | the art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance |
| encomiastic | one that praises : eulogist |
| demerit | offense |
| esoteric | designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone |
| gullible | easily duped or cheated |
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| wily | full of wiles : crafty |
| purgatory | an intermediate state after death for expiatory purification |