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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| slake | subside |
| runic | any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries |
| overbearing | tending to overwhelm : overpowering |
| foreshadow | to represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure |
| vicar | an ecclesiastical agent: such as |
| hamper | to restrict the movement of by bonds or obstacles : impede |
| epithet | a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing |
| swelter | to suffer, sweat, or be faint from heat |
| anesthetic | of, relating to, or capable of producing anesthesia |
| impiety | the quality or state of being impious : irreverence |