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 |
|---|---|
| latch | to lay hold with or as if with the hands or arms |
| lank | not well filled out : slender |
| incidental | being likely to ensue as a chance or minor consequence |
| rake | an implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground |
| trifle | something of little value, substance, or importance |
| deciduous | falling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle |
| categorical | absolute |
| doctrinaire | stubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations |
| analgesia | insensibility to pain without loss of consciousness |
| palatable | agreeable to the palate or taste |