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 |
|---|---|
| ineffectual | not producing the proper or intended effect : futile |
| dinghy | a small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat |
| aphorism | a concise statement of a principle |
| hue_and_cry | outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule |
| lace | to draw together the edges of by or as if by a lace passed through eyelets |
| verity | the quality or state of being true or real |
| luminary | a person of prominence or brilliant achievement |
| hindsight | perception of the nature of an event after it has happened |
| barrage | a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation |
| gnarl | snarl |