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 |
|---|---|
| stickler | one who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something |
| ravage | an act or practice of ravaging |
| inviolable | secure from violation or profanation |
| apostate | one who commits apostasy |
| rusticate | to go into or reside in the country : follow a rustic life |
| importunate | troublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand |
| frail | easily led into evil |
| rank | relative standing or position |
| tutelary | having the guardianship of a person or a thing |
| pedant | one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge |