GRE Word List
REPELLENT
driving away; disgusting; offensive; repulsive; unattractive; N.
The meaning of the word repellent is driving away; disgusting; offensive; repulsive; unattractive; N..
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| wage | begin and continue (a war) |
| die | metal block used for shaping metal or plastic; device for stamping or impressing; mold; CF. dice |
| tart | sharp to the taste; acid-tasting; caustic; sarcastic; Ex. tart apple/reply |
| bank | heap; piled-up mass; embankment; lateral tilting (as of an aircraft in turning); V: pile up; protect with a bank; tilt in turning |
| suppliant | entreating; beseeching; N. |
| perpetuate | make perpetual; make something last for a long time; preserve from extinction; N. perpetuity |
| immure | imprison; shut up in confinement; CF. wall |
| carnivorous | meat-eating; N. carnivore; CF. herbivore |
| spry | (esp. of older people) vigorously active; nimble |
| kneel | go down on one's knee(s) |
