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 |
|---|---|
| debar | to bar from having or doing something : preclude |
| travesty | a debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation |
| precipice | a very steep or overhanging place |
| gnome | maxim |
| shoddy | a reclaimed wool from materials that are not felted that is of better quality and longer staple than mungo |
| advert | to turn the mind or attention |
| tawdry | cheap and gaudy in appearance or quality |
| pandemonium | a wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people) |
| dislodge | to drive from a position of hiding, defense, or advantage |
| missive | a written communication : letter |