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 |
|---|---|
| evocative | evoking or tending to evoke an especially emotional response |
| shaving | the act of one that shaves |
| potable | suitable for drinking |
| consonant | being in agreement or harmony : free from elements making for discord |
| slight | having a slim or delicate build : not stout or massive in body |
| herd | a typically large group of animals of one kind kept together under human control |
| dainty | something delicious to the taste |
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| sunder | to break apart or in two : separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space |