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 |
|---|---|
| buffoonery | foolish or playful behavior or practice |
| waive | to relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily |
| mirth | gladness or gaiety as shown by or accompanied with laughter |
| duration | continuance in time |
| forbearance | a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due |
| regale | to entertain sumptuously : feast with delicacies |
| weird | of strange or extraordinary character : odd |
| acrimonious | angry and bitter : caustic, biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner |
| broil | to cook by direct exposure to radiant heat : grill |
| noxious | physically harmful or destructive to living beings |