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 |
|---|---|
| braggadocio | empty boasting |
| glutinous | having the quality of glue : gummy |
| wizened | to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality |
| apparent | open to view : visible |
| knell | a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster) |
| limpid | marked by transparency (see transparent |
| ransack | to look through thoroughly in often a rough way |
| legerdemain | sleight of hand |
| commonplace | commonly found or seen : ordinary |
| maul | a heavy often wooden-headed hammer used especially for driving wedges |