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 |
|---|---|
| hubris | exaggerated pride or self-confidence |
| physiological | of or relating to physiology |
| exemplary | deserving imitation : commendable |
| emolument | the returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites |
| odium | the state or fact of being subjected to hatred and contempt as a result of a despicable act or blameworthy circumstance |
| sparse | of few and scattered elements |
| sect | a dissenting or schismatic religious body |
| lot | an object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with |
| outspoken | direct and open in speech or expression : frank |
| mongrel | an individual resulting from the interbreeding of diverse breeds (see breed |