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 |
|---|---|
| supernumerary | exceeding the usual, stated, or prescribed number |
| maternal | of, relating to, belonging to, or characteristic of a mother : motherly |
| irksome | tending to irk : tedious |
| calorific | caloric |
| insidious | having a gradual and cumulative effect : subtle |
| sever | to put or keep apart : divide |
| raspy | harsh |
| olfactory | of or relating to the sense of smell |
| qualify | to reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify |
| feud | a mutual enmity or quarrel that is often prolonged or inveterate (see inveterate |